Brian Fox Haig (born March 15, 1953) is an American thriller author and

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military analyst.

Early life and education

Haig's father was former U.S. Secretary of State

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; his mother is Patricia (née Fox). He has a brother Alexander and a sister Barbara.Alexander M. Haig Jr., 85, forceful aide to 2 Presidents, dies
/ref> He has a Bachelor of Science from the

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, a master's in public administration from

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, and a master's in government from

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Military career

Haig graduated from

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in 1975 and was commissioned an infantry

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. He served as a platoon leader and company executive officer in Germany, three years as an infantry company commander at

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, before he was selected as an intern at the Organization of the

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, where he worked in the Current Operations Directorate on the

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. After graduating from Harvard with a master's degree and a specialty in

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, he worked for three years as a global strategist on the

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staff, where he was responsible for helping formulate the regional war plan for

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and the global

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s against the

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. He spent three years as the Special Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command in

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. Haig ended his military career as the special assistant to the

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– John M. Shalikashvili, where his duties lay with the preparation of all speeches, briefings, public statements, and congressional testimonies. He retired from active duty as a lieutenant colonel in 1997. His military awards include Airborne wings and the Ranger tab, two

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, and the

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After the military

Haig retired into civilian life in 1997 to become a director and later president of ''

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'' and then spent a year as president of ''International Business Communications''. He has written articles for ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Vanity Fair''. He is now a full-time author, and works as a Fox News military contributor.

Published works

*''Secret Sanction'', Warner Books (2001), *''Mortal Allies'', Warner Books (2002), *''The Kingmaker'', Warner Books (2003), *''Private Sector'', Warner Books (2004), *''The President's Assassin'', Warner Books (2005), *''Man In The Middle'', Warner Books (2007), *''The Night Crew'', Thomas & Mercer (2015), *''The Hunted'', Grand Central Publishing (2009), *''The Capitol Game'', Grand Central Publishing (2010),

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haig, Brian 1953 births Living people American thriller writers Place of birth missing (living people) United States Army colonels United States Military Academy alumni Recipients of the Legion of Merit Harvard Kennedy School alumni American male novelists 21st-century American novelists Georgetown University alumni 21st-century American male writers