David W. Doyle (7 May 1924 – 19 February 2014) was a British-born American author, United States Army Veteran, and former Central Intelligence Agency officer. Born at Harrow, in Greater London, Doyle was the son of Donald and Joyce Doyle (née Kennedy). The family moved to Brussels, the capital of Belgium, in 1925 and returned to London in 1932, and it was there that Doyle began to attend Colet Court, a prep school. In 1938 he went to Gresham's School in Norfolk. In 1942 he enlisted in the Royal Engineers, then in April 1943 transferred to the US Army, serving in the Office of Strategic Services as a driver and interpreter. In 1945 he was part of an OSS unit attached to the 18th Airborne Corps and at the end of World War II was discharged at Fort Logan, Colorado.