1. Gavin Merrick Long was an Australian journalist and military historian.
11 Facts About Gavin Long
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Gavin Long was born in Foster, Victoria, the eldest of six children of George Merrick Long, a clergyman.
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Gavin Long was appointed a sub-editor at The Sydney Morning Herald in July 1931 and held this job until he was posted to the Herald's London office in 1938.
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Gavin Long was recalled to Australia in mid-1941 where he continued writing on defence matters.
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Gavin Long retired as general editor in 1963 as the project was nearing completion and he did not believe that a full-time editor was required.
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Gavin Long's books were well received by reviewers and his close involvement with the other authors gave the series a unity of purpose and method.
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Gavin Long was appointed an OBE in 1953 for his services as editor of the official history.
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Gavin Long continued to write after his retirement from the official history project.
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Gavin Long was a research fellow with the Australian Dictionary of Biography, was part of the team which produced the Australian Government's Style Guide and contributed over 90 articles to The Canberra Times.
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Gavin Long wrote two further military history books, MacArthur as Military Commander and The Six Years War, which was a concise summary of Australia's involvement in the Second World War.
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Gavin Long died of lung cancer on 10 October 1968 at his home in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, and was cremated.