William Northrop

|death_date= |nationality=American |education=Oak Ridge Military Institute
The Citadel |occupation= |known_for=Role in Brokers of Death arms case |children=4 }} William Warren "Will" Northrop (May 24, 1944 – July 14, 2021) was an American-born military historian, investigator and writer. He was best known for the controversy regarding his claims of military and combat service in the Vietnam War, and prior to that for his role in the so-called "Brokers of Death" arms case, a precursor to the Iran–Contra scandal in 1986. He was a writer and wrote articles over the years for such diverse venues as ''Penthouse'', ''New Dimensions'' magazine, and ''The Jerusalem Post''. He also wrote several articles in ''Recall'', the magazine of the North Carolina Military Historical Society, mostly battle analyses. Provided by Wikipedia