William Lindsay White was an American journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer. He succeeded his father, William Allen White, as editor and publisher of the Emporia Gazette in 1944. Among White's most noteworthy books are They Were Expendable (1942) and Lost Boundaries (1948), which was adapted into the film Lost Boundaries in 1949. No. 1 on The New York Times Nonfiction best seller list for 3 weeks, from the issue of September 28, 1942. Wiki link