Michael Carver, Baron Carver
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Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver (April 24, 1915 - December 9, 2001) was a British soldier.
He was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1971 and 1973, and Chief of the Defence Staff between 1973 and 1976. He was knighted in 1966 and became a life peer as Baron Carver, of Shackleford in the County of Surrey in 1977. Following his retirement from the Army he wrote a number of books on military history and was a vocal critic of Britain's Trident missile programme.
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| Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Baker |
Chief of the General Staff 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by Sir Peter Hunt |
| Preceded by Lord Hill-Norton |
Chief of the Defence Staff 1973–1976 |
Succeeded by Sir Andrew Humphrey |
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