The Mind of War
Subtitle: John Boyd and American Security
Publisher: Smithsonian Books; Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781560989417
Subjects: Fighter plane combat; Military art and science; Boyd, John,; Biography & Autobiography; United States; Biography / Autobiography; Military; Biography/Autobiography; History; Fighter pilots; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Air forces & warfare; American history: from c 1900 -; Biography: historical; Defence strategy, planning & research; Theory of warfare & military science; USA; Biography; 1927-1997; 20th century
Description: "The ideas of U.S. 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 the 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." "In The Mind of War, Grant T. Hammond offers the first complete portrait of Boyd, his groundbreaking ideas, and his enduring legacy." "Based on extensive 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."--BOOK JACKET.