Williamson "Wick" Murray (November 23, 1941 – August 1, 2023) was an American historian and author.

He authored numerous works on history and strategic studies, and served as an editor on other projects extensively.

He was assigned a tour of duty in Southeast Asia with the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing operating C-130s.

[3] He has served as a Secretary of the Navy Fellow at the Navy War College, the Centennial Visiting professor at the London School of Economics, the Matthew C. Horner Professor of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University, the Charles Lindbergh Chair at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, and the Harold K. Johnson Professor of Military History at the Army War College".

[3] Murray authored numerous works on history and strategic studies, and served as an editor on other projects extensively.