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A great American hero-a 20th-century warrior and military strategist who lived outside the spotlight but whose work has been enormously influential-is brought brilliantly to life in this acclaimed biography. John Boyd was the finest fighter pilot in American history. From the proving ground of the Korean War, he went on to win notoriety as the instructor who defeated-in less than 40 seconds-every pilot who challenged him. But what made Boyd a man for the ages was what happened after he left the cockpit. He transformed the way military aircraft-in particular the F-15 and F-16-were designed with his revolutionary Energy-Maneuverability Theory. Boyd dedicated his later years to a radical theory of conflict that was largely ignored during Boyd's lifetime, but that is now widely considered to be the most influential thinking about conflict since Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
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Painful.......2007-10-09
The book is a paean to a guy who misunderstood his role in life. It is uncritical, unblinking, and unabashed fan-gushing.
Boyd was a maverick looking for a cause that he never found. His "transformation" of the Marines after Vietnam could have been done by anyone with a new idea. "Energy maneuverability" translated into ground warfare was an embarrassingly wrong-headed review of military history and an overstatement of the obvious. OODA is a useless concept that only the American military could buy into.
All of these are examined without a scintilla of criticism or analysis here. Any dissent or disagreement with the general theme of "Boyd as visionary" is dismissed.
There's a tremendous need for a real, critical bio of Boyd, but this isn't it. The man did redesign fighter tactics but the rest of his work's value is questionable at this point. Those who say that the US now uses Boy's concepts in conventional land warfare are forgetting the Germans in Poland, who must have used the same concepts if this is the case.
An amazing man !.......2007-08-08
An unbelieveable life story about a man who believed in himself and in his convictions .He died and was buried in Arlington without a single person from the Air Force to pray for him. His work will continue to be used probably without any mention of his life.
Readable personal history, nice background on f15/f16/a10.......2007-07-27
A good biography of John Boyd that is well readable. I would have given it 5 stars if there would not be a reference to Boyd's Even Greater Work Later In His Life every other page.
The book gives a completely different outlook than you'd normally get on the USA military, especially on the pentagon. If you're interested in the USA military as a whole in the post-WW2 era, this is a good book. You'll get the background on the development of planes such as the f15/f16 and a10. With the f16 and a10 being planes that the airforce did not really want...
Boyd and some friends (look on wikipedia for "fighter maffia") take on the pentagon in the second half of the book, maybe interesting for people that see the need for change in other (big) organizations. For instance, the reasonably well-known story about the faulty testing of the Bradley fighting vehicle.
In the last part of the book, some of Boyd's ideas on strategy and tactics are explained by showing Boyd's own thinkwork progress. Chronologically. Which makes it a nice way of exploring his stragegy ideas. Read the book for what Von Clausewitz did wrong :-)
Why we need mavericks.......2007-05-07
This biography is not only about a fascinating person, but it helps give the reader insight into the military mind, both good and bad. The author understands the virtues and flaws of his subject as well, and helps us know the price and benefit of original thinking. The question: "Do you want to be or do?" is something everyone should ask themselves in their careers. Put another way: do you want to have a fancy title and status or do you want to accomplish something worthwhile?
Should be required reading for anyone in the military from sergeant on up, and I would also add the whole Department of Defense.
A brilliant man, a great hagiography. .......2007-04-10
A true innovator and truth-teller. I greatly enjoyed this this book. I think everyone in the military (and Pentagon staffers and anyone in Congress voting on war appropriations [i.e. everyone in Congress]) should be required to read this book.
However: I'm no military theorist, but I thought Coram left out much of the meat in discussing Patterns of Conflict and 4G Warfare. Luckily, we can use the citations he lists as Boyd's influences (Guderian, Lawrence, Moltke, Rommel, etc.) to walk the same path that Boyd did. I'm anxious to read "Mind of War" by Hammond and the rest of the writings by the "disciples".
Further, Coram treats Boyd a bit too much like a super-human being ... but after another reading, his humanity ultimately comes through. I'd suggest a re-read to get a feeling of both the man and his thoughts.
All in all ... excellent and much needed.
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John Boyd was the greatest fighter pilot in American history. From the proving ground of the Korean War, he went on to win renown as the instructor who defeated-in less than forty seconds-every pilot who took him on. But what made Boyd a man for the ages was what happened after he left the cockpit. Boyd made a career of challenging the intractable Pentagon bureaucracy, making enemies and a few devoted disciples who would become known as "The Acolytes." Boyd transformed the way military aircraft-in particular the F-15 and F-16-were designed with his revolutionary "Energy-Maneuverability Theory," fighting the Air Force's entrenched ideas every step of the way. He then dedicated lonely years to a radical theory of conflict that at the time was mostly ignored, but now is acclaimed as the most influential thinking about conflict since Sun Tzu. A man of daring, ferocious passion, and remarkable stubbornness, John Boyd was that most American of heroes-a rebel who cared not for his reputation or fortune, but for his country. And in BOYD, Robert Coram finally tells his incredible story. Until now, John Boyd has been the great secret hero of the American military. No longer.
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Still waiting for decent Boyd bio.......2007-03-02
I'm not sure how Robert Coram's book justified all the gushing praise printed on its cover and front matter. It's a serviceable biography if one wants to learn about John Boyd's relationship with his mother but don't expect to learn a lot about his theories: potentially Boyd's "real" impact on the US military.
The reader will learn that Boyd was a rebel, a potty mouth, he flipped the bird to superior officers, evidently enjoyed prodigious Schadenfreude when a competitor failed, etc. Anecdotes demonstrating these character flaws of Boyd's come at the reader ad nauseam. If I had a dime for every time Coram writes words to the effect that "Boyd's behavior would have ended the career of a lesser officer" I'd be a wealthy man. Boyd basically banged his head against a concrete wall most of his career. However, I wonder how much, if at all, Boyd's legacy survived the ten years since his death (he died in March, 1997, I'm writing this in March, 2007).
Boyd demonstrated that as an old colonel once told me "Those who think also serve." His first theories concerned air-to-air combat as the world's air forces transitioned to jet planes and evidently were successfully implemented by the USAF late in the Vietnam War. Due largely to Boyd's self-destructive tendencies he was not allowed to fly fighters during that conflict. In the 1970s-80s he kept thinking while serving, among other places, at the Pentagon. Here his main mission in life seemed to be the vain attempt to keep the F-15s and F-16s "pure fighters" against the efforts of USAF generals to load them down with avionics and ordnance.
I first became aware of Boyd in the early `80s when a friend turned me on to the Boyd- or OODA Loop. Clearly this concept had universal applicability to just about any military situation plus those in the political, commercial, diplomatic, etc. realms as well. From then on I kept my eyes open for anything about Boyd (hence my initial high-hopes for Coram's book when I saw it reviewed in "Air & Space" magazine) but in the pre-internet age that was difficult. Ten years later I stumbled across "A Discourse on Winning and Losing" at the Ft. Leavenworth library. Its simplicity and elegance were obvious. Unfortunately, the other 99% of the US military was as tradition-bound (and I don't mean that in a good way) and entrenched as those USAF fighter generals, Boyd's thinking didn't fit into American doctrine so found few adherents.
Regrettably, the reader of Coram's book will learn little about these theories. As a journalist he's competent to discuss Boyd the teen-age life guard or USAF workaholic but only knows the very basics about the military (a couple of airplane rides notwithstanding) so Coram has to rely on others to tell him about Boyd's philosophy and here he falls way short. Therefore, after a few paragraphs or a couple of pages superficially describing the OODA Loop, etc. it's back to anecdotes concerning Boyd the curmudgeon telling yet another general to pound sand.
Coram's book is a bibliography only in the most limited sense. I'd wager 99% of his readership are left wondering "OK, so this guy Boyd made full colonel and was a great thinker but his personality and modus operandi were so strident and off-putting that his potentially great message was squandered due to his personal baggage. Therefore where's his greatness in this?"
Then there's the remaining 1% of us who are still waiting for a serious treatment of Boyd's thinking that would fulfill the implied promise of Coram's subtitle and explain how Boyd "changed the art of war." I have little doubt Boyd contributed to the military arts and sciences in exactly this manner but one's not going to learn that from the admiring Coram.
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War.......2006-06-26
An excellent read. As a former Naval aviator and now an employe for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics where the F-16 is built, I can attest to Boyd's drive to build the best lightwight fighter in the world. He was certainly correct in his methodolgy to build somethng that the rest of the world did not have. Sales prove that. But the information in the behind the scenes tactics that Boyd employed are exceptional reading. Highly recommended - everyone that I have suggested that they read this book has agreed
BOYD: An overworked 'David vs. Goliath' story that misses the mark........2005-12-13
Overall, this book has more merit as the basis for someone interested in producing a 'Made for T.V. movie', then it does for anyone seriously interested in COL Boyd's career and his contribution to the art or war.
In 'BOYD', Coram attempts to portray COL Boyd's career (1952-1975) as a single faceted, 'fighter pilot's crusade' against the inept and corupt Defense bureaucracy.
This portrayal ignores the significant influence that 'Nuclear Brinkmanship' had on defense policy and military thinking at the time of the Cold War (1947-1991) and results in a substantially biased and diminished work that all too often relies upon innuendo, conjecture and exagerations in order to preserve the author's story line over any form of historical objectivity.
During the Cold War, the major threat and focus of the senior military and civilian leadership of this country was on the 'nuclear triad' (i.e. Strategic Bombers, ICBMs & Nuke Subs), not on tactical fighter combat. Against this backdrop, Coram's antithesis, "Bigger-Higher-Faster-Farther" while making for a very poor fighter, does describe the performance parameters that could lead to an exceptional 'bomber interceptor', that would address one of these three threats to our national security. A part of the story that Coram gives no attention too and a fine example of the lack of objectivity that permeates this book.
Finally, two of COL Boyd's most important contributions to the art of war, 'The OODA Loop' and 'Destruction and Creation' (the former of which had a significant influence on the development of the Land Warfare Doctrine that defeated Iraq twice in the last two decades), only get cursory coverage in this book at best.
As important as Coram makes Boyd's E-M theory (i.e. a technical measurement of aircraft performance) out to be , its influence and impact on aerial warfare and the art of war is mostly technical, of which the benefits it will provide, can only be temporary at best.
Even now, technical improvements in 'air to air' and 'missile engagement' technology (i.e. Radar, AIM-7s, AIM-9s and even pilotless aircraft,...etc.) are such that it is possible to forsee the day when these advances will succeed in eliminating most, if not all of the area of the fighter engagement envelope that E-M was created to address.
When that happens, Robert Coram's book which is mainly aimed at the controversial aspect of COL Boyd's E-M contribution, will have missed the mark of how it could have told the story about "The 'Man' That Did Change the Art of War".
A Must Read For All Military Officers!.......2005-06-26
This is easily one of the most impactful books I have ever read on military theory. Boyd and the work of his acolytes should be on the Chief of Staff's reading list. I am also embarrassed at the behavior of senior officers during Boyd's time. It's revolting. There are still clearly military politicians and military warriors.
This book and the work of others who have followed Boyd will be required reading for all of my officers.
He's Right.......2004-09-26
I have just, a few minutes ago, finished a book called "BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War", by Robert Coram.
It is truly one of the most amazing books I've ever read. And it applies to everything I am working on in my business now. It is about fighting a war by thinking way, way outside the dots. Though I related to this book because I, like Col. Boyd, am an Air Force guy, it was the Marines who best adapted his philosophy of war. It was because Marines are by their nature purely tactical, yet highly disciplined and adaptive.
Having worked in the Pentagon, having seen the way the military worked (or didn't), having been at the top of big business and seen the very beginnings of fantastic small business success - this book is amazing and applies to them all. You feel from reading it that you're now in on some secret.
He was truly a hero, one who made so any generals mad that he and virtually everyone who ever believed in him were punished severely, their careers ruined, their lives changed for the worse, their beliefs labeled heretical. And yet in the end, they turned out to be right not, in the Pentagon or most of big business, that matters. When the soldiers die because of useless equipment it is never the fault of those in power at the time, but of those years before.
Anyway, if Lean Manufacturing is compared to his theories and Tom Peters gives him credit for his original "Thriving on Chaos" radical management theory book, there's something to this guy, something we all could apply right now, this day, this minute to flanking the enemy and to thinking, once and for all, about absolutely nothing else day and night.
This was one of those books where, when I turned the page and realized the end was coming, I simply could not breath.
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Boyd : The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Robert Coram
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Authentic hero.......2007-07-03
Real heroes are those who do what is right rather than what will keep them out of trouble with superiors. John Ripley is one of those heroes. Ignoring orders to the contrary, he risked not only his reputation and career but his life for a cause that had long ago become unpopular. Ripley was not concerned about another medal or about career objectives; he acted not for personal gain but for the lives of fellow warriors he had volunteered to help against all odds. This is that daring and inspiring story of initiative that risks all for the sake of comrades.
Unsung Hero Gets His Story Told.......2007-01-29
This book can almost be read at one sitting. It is the little known story of Captain Ripley, USMC, who assisted by an Army officer and some ARVN Marines blew the bridge at Dong Ha, stalling an NVA armored invasion of the Republic of Vietnam in 1972. Great story of individual heroism and courage in the face of strong enemy fire. Captain Ripley is just one of those guys who gets things done. Working alone under the bridge with enemy bullets pinging all around him, swinging arm to arm like on the horizontal ladder in Basic Training, he places the explosive charges and detonates them before the NVA tanks can get over the bridge. The NVA did not try such a move again until 1975, some 3 years later. One man CAN make a difference. My only surprise is that he was awarded a Navy Cross instead of a CMH for his exploits. Well worth the read. Buy it.
A "Well Done" Presentation of A Marine Legend .......2006-08-13
This is one of the best written "Marine Legend" books that this former Marine has ever read.
John Grider Miller did an excellent job of interviewing Colonel (then Captain) John Ripley and his other sources. He presents what Colonel Ripley, his U.S. Army counterpart Major Jim Smock, and the Vietnamese Marines did at Dong Ha in 1972 in a fascinating story that is a quick and easy read. He also includes some of those intangible details that civilians may not notice, but that any Marine who served in Vietnam (or anywhere else) will recognize and appreciate.
Colonel Ripley's exploits are legendary in the U.S. Marine Corps. So too the courage of those Vietnamese Marines he served with as a "trusted friend" on that Easter Sunday. Colonel Ripley's visit to the gravesite near Di An tells it all. The bond between these "brothers in arms" was formed by honor, courage, commitment, mutual respect and sacrifice.
This book is on the Commandant's Reading list for all Marines, Private through General. And rightly so. It sets the standard high for all of us. It has an honored place in the "Read Again" section of my personal library.
A Man Alone.......2005-04-02
"The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone."
Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People, 1882
This story is about one man toward the end of the Vietnam War, whose task was to blow up a bridge so the enemy would have a hard time getting to the south. John Walter Ripley was up to the task.
Read the book. It can be read in an hour.
Certainly Ripley calls to mind Gilliatt, the hero of Victor Hugo's "Toilers of the Sea".
Down in the dirt: first person at war.......2002-11-11
This is the story of a genuine hero, one of uncountable many that America produces and, thankfully, continues to produce. Someone said: Freedom isn't free and this is amply demonstrated in this book. The story of one person's dedication to duty is vibrantly told.
There is a bridge, a heavy, strong, and a very capable bridge. Ironically, built by the US Army several years before. It is the only big strong bridge across a river separating North Vietnam from the south.
A formidable armored column from the north is approaching, intending to use this bridge as their avenue to overtake the south. It is somewhat late in the war, and America is pulling out ("Vietnamizing" the war), but there is a lot of pain and agony still to go through. The destruction of this bridge slowed the advance of the northern armies by three years.
The book is written on the detail level and therein lies its fascination. We see that Capt Ripley climbs over barbed wire fences, swings across the under girding of the bridge, and fights this battle from street to foxhole around the little town of Dong Ha (just a few miles from the DMZ). The writing is wonderful and gripping, putting you face-to-face with the action as it unfolds hour by hour.
This book does lack a few essentials. The full context, with appropriate maps, in time and space is missing. Additionally, the reader is sometimes lost (as I was) in the minute details of the action at the bridge. A very local map or two would have helped.
The heroism of Capt Ripley is focused on his action in moving around under the bridge, while under direct small arms and cannon fire. It is difficult for a reader to appreciate this without almost an engineering drawing of the undersides of the bridge. We read of channels, stringers, girders, piers, all three stories above the river. Capt Ripley was swinging, crawling, and hauling explosives. I (and maybe this is the engineer in me coming out) would have loved to see drawings showing the design of the bridge, with little arrows and annotations ('crawled from here to here', 'pulled xx pounds of explosvie across this girder', 'I was here when the rifle bullets came in', 'the tank shell hit here').
Finally, we note the very emotional and wonderful human touches, the radioman, the commander of the South Vietnames unit, the commander's bodyguard, are described very well; their humanity is very apparent, as is their own dedication to their country. While we learn a little about them, more would have been a great addition. Similarly with Capt Ripley's American compatriot, Major Jim Smock (USA, Armor), who was with him at the bridge.
The book is 186 pages long; it could have been twice that and welcome.
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Phil's thoughts about this book.......2007-01-23
A great book. An easy read about one small battle towards the end of Vietnam after many of the U.S. troops had already returned to the United States. Tells of a U.S. Marine Captain and an Army Major and how they made a difference in the outcome in Vietnam.
Book Description
Beautifully designed A-Z of the totality of revolutionary politics. This brand new Crimethinc book is the action guide - the direct action guide. From affinity groups to wheatpasting, coalition building, hijacking events, mental health, pie-throwing, shoplifting, stenciling, supporting survivors of domestic violence, surviving a felony trial, torches, and whole bunch more. Incredible design, and lots of graphics give it that hip situ feel. Loads to read, to think about, and to do. At 650 pages, you could always throw the damn book at a suitable target. What are you waiting for?
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Work related.......2007-09-24
A good book for refrence material for the HAZMAT courses I teach. If you are buying this with the intent to use the information be really careful because some of the information is flat out wrong and will get you hurt and it will also get you put on a few watch lists.
Doesn't deserve the title.......2005-04-29
The activities described in the book are, almost without exception, harmless (if sometimes illegal) pranks or eco-friendly home ec. Handing out subversive pamphlets to college kids? Painting over billboards? More energy-efficient stoves? Is this what qualifies as a disaster these days? Your "Rocket Stove" is not going to stick it to The Man, I'm sorry. Don't buy this expecting anything interesting -- maybe grade schoolers would get a kick out of it, but that's about it.
An indispensable manual of direct action.......2005-02-01
After a long wait, America's heirs to the Situationists come through with a wide-ranging, imaginative, and inspiring compendium of actions that people can take to challenge the status quo. Big and small, legal and il-, the 62 recipes run the gamut from dumspter-diving to banner drops, open relationships to locking down streets, monkeywrenching to coalition building. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the direct action tactics that have developed in anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian circles in recent years.
One gripe-- the section on "undermining oppression" is a clumsy and unfortunate endorsement of the kind of identity politics that have so recklessly divided the left.
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Crinkleroot's 25 Birds Every Child Should Know (Crinkleroot)
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Birds Every Child Should Know
Neltje Blanchan
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Originally published in 1907, Birds Every Child Should Know is a collection of storylike descriptions of more than one hundred birds commonly found in the United States. Neltje Blanchan's detailed descriptions of birds--their physical attributes, calls, nesting and mating habits, and other behaviors--are nothing less than enchanting, and some read almost like fairy tales. Take for instance the mockingbird's call: "when the moonlight sheds a silvery radiance about every sleeping creature, the mockingbird sings to his mate such delicious music as only the European nightingale can rival. Perhaps the stillness of the hour, the beauty and fragrance of the place where the singer is hidden among the orange blossoms or magnolia, increase the magic of his almost pathetically sweet voice; but surely there is no lovelier sound in nature on this side of the sea."
Or the yellow warbler's nest: "an exquisite little cradle of silvery plant fiber, usually shreds of milkweed stalk, grass, leaves, and caterpillar's silk, neatly lined with hair, feathers, and downy felt of fern fronds." Blanchan includes folk history (how Native Americans and southern slaves thwarted mosquitoes by hanging gourds to attract purple martins) as well as common threats to birds that foreshadow current dangers to avian life (the toll taken on songbirds by lighthouses and electric towers). Such informative details, along with the author's disarming enthusiasm for her subject, will charm adult bird-watchers as well as children. Cornelia Mutel's informative foreword places Blanchan's writing in the historical context of a turn-of-the-century environmental reawakening and burgeoning activism and research by women on behalf of dwindling bird populations.
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A wonderful book!.......2000-06-09
This is a very happy book that both children and adults will enjoy!
While reading it, I felt like a kid, listening to all kinds of wonderful story-like descriptions about birds. The information is factual, yet presented in a way that children can understand and enjoy. Ms Blanchan's descriptions make the birds come alive!
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The purpose of this book is to take the reader into birdland, to acquaint him with much that goes on there, to show him the routine of bird life, its hardships, its joys, its romance, all sketched into just enough of scientific background, relieved of its technical terms, to give him a basis of real understanding.
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