Where Coram's description is mostly of the man himself, rather than his ideas Hammond spends most of his time digging into Boyd's ideas. Based on extensive interviews with Boyd and 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.moreĪ very detailed biography of a vastly misunderstood man. Hammond offers the first complete portrait of John Boyd, his groundbreaking ideas, and his enduring legacy. Many of America's best-known military and political leaders consulted Boyd on matters of technology, strategy, and theory.
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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.
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 The ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd have transformed American military policy and practice. The ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd have transformed American military policy and practice.
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