William S. Lind
| William S. Lind | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 9, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Thomas Hobbes |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College Princeton University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Fourth-generation warfare, paleoconservative commentary |
William S. Lind (born July 9, 1947) is an American paleoconservative author. He is the author of several books and one of the first proponents of the Fourth-generation warfare theory. He used the pseudonym Thomas Hobbes in a column for The American Conservative.
Lind graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 and from Princeton University in 1971, where he received a master's degree in history.
In 1989, alongside several U.S. officers, Lind is one of the originators of fourth-generation war (4GW) theory.
Lind served as a legislative aide for Senator Robert Taft, Jr., of Ohio from 1973 through 1976 and held a similar position with Senator Gary Hart of Colorado from 1977 through 1986. He is the author of the Maneuver Warfare Handbook (Westview Press, 1985) and co-author, with Gary Hart, of America Can Win: The Case for Military Reform.
With Bruce Gudmundsson, Lind hosted the program Modern War on the now-defunct satellite television network NET.
Lind has written for the Marine Corps Gazette, Defense and the National Interest, (D-N-I.net), and The American Conservative.
According to writer Robert Coram in his book Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art of War, during lectures on maneuver warfare Lind was sometimes criticized for having never served in the military, for having "never dodged a bullet, he had never led men in combat, he had never even worn a uniform and clearly spending way too much time playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare". Coram writes that when challenged by an officer, Lind "cut him off at the knees."
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