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PublisherSmithsonian Books

ISBN-101560989416

ISBN-139781560989417

eBay Product ID (ePID)1822073

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Book TitleMind of War : John Boyd and American Security

Number of PagesXiii, 234 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / General, Military

Publication Year2001

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGrant T. Hammond

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.9 in

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LCCN00-046311

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal358.4/3/092 B

SynopsisThe ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd (1927-1997) have transformed American military policy and practice. A first-rate fighter pilot and a self-taught scholar, he wrote the first manual on jet aerial combat; spearheaded the design of both of the Air Force's premier fighters, the F-15 and F-16; and shaped the tactics that saved lives during the Vietnam War and the strategies that won the Gulf War. In addition, Boyd led the Military Reform Movement in the 1970s and 1980s, calling for radical change in Pentagon procurement procedures. A perceptive and original thinker, he synthesized ideas from across disciplines to formulate his own philosophy about warfare, competition, decision-making, and the nature of leadership. Many of America's best-known military and political leaders consulted him on matters of technology, strategy and theory. enduring legacy. Based on interviews with Boyd and with those who knew him as well as on a close analysis of Boyd's briefings, this intellectual biography brings the work of an extraordinary thinker to a broader public.

LC Classification NumberUG626.2.B69H35 2001