William R. Corson

William R. Corson
AllegianceUnited States
BranchArmy and Marine Corps
RankLieutenant Colonel

William Raymond Corson (September 25, 1925 – July 17, 2000) was an American author and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. He was an expert on counterinsurgency warfare and served the majority of his career as an intelligence officer on special assignment with the Central Intelligence Agency.