. . . "1969Z"^^ . . "Dorman-Smith, Eric"@en . . "1895-07-24Z"^^ . . "Commandant of theMiddle EastStaff College" . "Eric Edward (\"Chink\") Dorman-Smith (24 July 1895 \u2013 11 May 1969), who later changed his surname to Eric Edward Dorman O'Gowan, was a British Army soldier whose career began in the First World War. In the 1920s, he was one of the military thinkers in various countries - such as Heinz Guderian in Germany and Charles de Gaulle in France - who realised that technology and motorisation were changing the way that wars and battles were fought. Influenced by J.F.C."@en . "British Army general" . . "1969-05-11Z"^^ . "1895Z"^^ . . . . . . "\"Chink\""@en . . . . "Eric Dorman-Smith (later known as Eric Dorman O'Gowan)"@en . . .