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Eric Fisher Wood
1889–1962
A soldier, engineer, and architect who also wrote vivid books about the early years of World War I, he brought a first-hand eye for conflict and public life to his work. His writing mixes reportage, travel, and argument, reflecting a life lived in diplomacy, design, and military service.
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The Note-Book of an Attaché: Seven Months in the War Zone
by Eric Fisher Wood
About the author
Born in New York City in 1889, Eric Fisher Wood studied at Yale and went on to work in engineering and architecture. During World War I, he served in Europe and turned those experiences into books including The Note-Book of an Attaché; Seven Months in the War Zone (1915), The Writing on the Wall (1916), and later a biography of Leonard Wood.
Wood is remembered not only as an author but also as a military officer and public figure. Reliable biographical sources describe him as an engineer, architect, and officer who later retired with the rank of brigadier general, and as one of the co-founders of the American Legion.
For readers, his appeal lies in the way his books bring together observation and action. He wrote from direct experience at a moment when war was reshaping the modern world, giving his work the immediacy of eyewitness writing along with the broader perspective of someone deeply involved in public service.