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This is a fascinating read. Boyd was underrated by the Air Force. Surprisingly the US Marine Corp embraced his OODA Loop and as a result there were more USMC uniforms than USAF at his funeral. He was an agitator who got things done. I gave a copy of this book to my Air Force IMA and he also enjoyed it. We (both medical guys) frequently blow the minds of line Air Force officers by our knowledge of what Boyd did and believed in.


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Boyd The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War Robert Coram Books Reviews

Many biographers fall into the trap of lionizing the subject. Author Robert Coram did so in his bio on Brute Krulak, but here goes beyond mere lionization and deifies Boyd. That's a real shame, since Boyd is a very interesting subject, that blind adulation is not needed, detracts from the author's credibility and after awhile, gets really redundant.

Boyd's resume includes, fighter pilot, instructor at Fighter Weapons School, engineer, scholar. He was also abrasive, self destructive, brilliant, driven, insecure and made many powerful enemies. Coram takes you through those experiences showing how Boyd made an impact on each of these jobs. There are some technical errors in the book, but I thought it was well documented, researched an easy read- just one sided. Unfortunately, it is not ground breaking news that the Pentagon is bureaucratic, weapons procurement is broken, but not everyone there is a careerist, Boyd did have help along the way.

Boyd was unique, had a profound impact on the Air Force, fighting tactics, military planning, facts that hold this book together. There are many interesting revelations - how a small group of people (AKA the Fighter Mafia), took on the system, made positive changes which in turn led to the next generation of fighters, tactics and strategy.

Like Boyd, the book has its flaws, but is very interesting to read - a true David and Goliath story about a scary smart pilot, it's fun when the little guy wins - in Col Boyd's case, not wealth or fame, but making a difference. Boyd's genius and obsessiveness with his quest for knowledge reminded me of John Nash (subject of the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind).

Recommended reading for aviation buffs, air force historians, those who want to see the development of the theory behind the F-15, F-16, F-18, A-10 planes. The book lacks enough objective data to answer the question, was Boyd really the single most influential pilot ever, changing even the art of war? Perhaps not, but Boyd got a lot of people thinking, as does Coram. Five stars for thinking less one star for lack of objectivity.
Hagiography of John Boyd. Misrepresents Army doctrine and history. The
author never bothered to read the official after action report of operation
Urgent Fury in Grenada, since the Army faced the vast majority of the Cuban
armed forces on the island. He also never bothered to provide any context
for Boyd's misguided attack on the Army's understanding of synchronization. Boyd had no practical experience with land warfare or combined arms doctrine and it shows. A more balanced analysis of Boyd's theories is needed, but cannot be found in this book. For an example of a critique of Boyd's views on
Clausewitz, this is from Chris Bassford "The primary problem with Boyd's thinking is that he
and his disciples consistently ignored the political factors in real-world strategy, on both the theoretical and practical levels' perhaps because there is not a lot of political interaction inside an F-86 cockpit. The
results have been some useful tactical, doctrinal, and technical advances;
much internecine bureaucratic hostility; and a whole lot of personal
and career frustration and destruction. Boyd was an interesting character
and he provided some useful tools, but a Clausewitzian would be
uncomfortable calling him a"strategist." Boyd would have endorse the swift by-pass of cities
and towns in the Iraq war. And as we have seen in the prolonged
resistance campaign he would have been wrong.
This is a fascinating read. Boyd was underrated by the Air Force. Surprisingly the US Marine Corp embraced his OODA Loop and as a result there were more USMC uniforms than USAF at his funeral. He was an agitator who got things done. I gave a copy of this book to my Air Force IMA and he also enjoyed it. We (both medical guys) frequently blow the minds of line Air Force officers by our knowledge of what Boyd did and believed in.