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Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War Paperback – May 10, 2004

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""Fascinating....An excellent book....Coram captures the dazzling diversity of John Boyd--fighter pilot, aerial tactician, engineer, and scholar."

About the Author

Robert Coram was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his work as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is the author of seven novels and four nonfiction books, including American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day and Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. He lives in Atlanta.

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  • Publisher : Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (May 10, 2004)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 504 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0316796883
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0316796880
  • Item Weight : 1 pounds
  • Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Boyd: a strategist’s strategist
By William J. Bahr on November 22, 2020
This book is an excellent biography of America fighter pilot and strategist John Boyd. Well-researched and well-written, the book is something of an easy read for those familiar with the military, a bit of technology, and strategy. Half strategic theory and half exploits, trials, and tribulations of a fighter pilot’s fighter pilot, the book paints a vivid portrait of a curiously curmudgeonly autodidact-polymath.

Though with an extensive military background, I had not known about John Boyd until relatively recently, and this book helped me mightily along the way to becoming familiar with this strategic giant. I must say, however, that I’ve surprisingly found most of my Army theorist friends had never before heard of him, and this includes people who were on GEN Schwarzkopf’s Jedi Knights Staff, the folks who actually planned the details of the Iraq I Invasion. Some even said it was intuitively obvious that the Desert Storm “Left-Hook” strategy (for which the book gives large credit to Boyd) should have been the one chosen. Nevertheless, I did find one Army Jedi Knights high-level theorist who knew of Boyd...but didn’t know of his contribution to Desert Storm planning. Perhaps not surprisingly I did find any number of Air Force friends who knew of pilot Boyd’s contributions to maneuver conflict strategy.

For those curious about Boyd’s OODA Loop (aka the Boyd Cycle), I’ve included a Wikipedia graphic.

Bottom-line, I highly recommend Coram’s book for any serious student of strategy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Boyd is a true American Hero.
By K. on May 14, 2019
John Boyd is a real Hero. A hero in the truest sense. This was before the word was misappropriated and misused by referring to people as "basketball heroes" or other so-called heroes.
His devotion to his country was without compromise and came at a great personal cost. I would bet my life that given the opportunity he would do it all over again.
The writing is spellbinding and a masterpiece by itself. I have seldom read anything like it.
40 Second Boyd...may he rest in peace.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging biography on an unorthodox, driven, conceptual revolutionary - and a totemic fighter pilot. Must Read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book for anyone interested in modern air combat
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