Walter Millis (March 16, 1899 – March 17, 1968) was an editorial and staff writer for the ''

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'' from 1924 to 1954. Millis was a staff member of the

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from 1954 to 1968. He later became the director of the

's study of

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in 1954. Millis, widely recognized as a historical writer, wrote eight books including: ''Road to War: America 1914–1917'', ''This is Pearl! The United States and Japan—1941'', ''Why Europe Fights'', ''Viewed Without Alarm: Europe Today'', ''Arms and Men: A Study of American Military History'', ''The Martial Spirit: A Study of Our War with Spain'', and ''An End to Arms''. He also edited ''The Forrestal Diaries''.

Early life

Millis was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of John Millis, a regular army officer, and Mrs. Mary Raoul Millis. He graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

, although his studies were interrupted by World War I, when he joined the Army and became a second lieutenant in the field artillery. He received his A.B. degree from Yale in 1920.

Family

His first marriage, to the former Norah Thompson, ended in divorce. They had two children, Walter Millis, Jr. and Sarah (Millis) McCoy. His second marriage, to fashion journalist Eugenia Sheppard in 1944, ended with his death. He was survived by six grandchildren.

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1899 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers Historians from Georgia (U.S. state) Historians from New York (state) New York Herald Tribune people Place of death missing Writers from Atlanta {{US-historian-stub