John R. Boyd Col. USAF
Created: 2023-04-20 Thu
Fighter pilot - Engineer - Military Strategist
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1927-01-23 to 1997-03-09
Writings
A Discourse on Winning and Losing
| Abstract and Conceptual Spiral |
* Abstract * Conceptual Spiral * Original PDF |
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Patterns of Conflict a compendium of idea and actions for winning and losing in a highly competitive world |
* PDF * PPT * Sources * Original PDF |
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Organic Design for Command and Control surfaces the implicit arrangements that permit cooperation in complex, competitive, fast moving situations |
* PDF * PPT * Original PDF |
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Strategic Game of ? and ? emphasizes the mental twists and turns we undertake to surface schemes or designs for realizing our aims or purposes |
* PDF * PPT * Original PDF |
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Destruction and Creation lays out in abstract but graphic fashion the ways by which we evolve mental concepts to comprehend and cope with our environment |
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Revelation makes visible the metaphorical message that flows from this Discourse |
More Writings
| To Do or To Be | |
| The Essence of Winning and Losing | |
| Aerial Attack Study | * Original PDF |
| New Conception for Air-to-Air Combat | * Original PDF |
| Fast Transients | * Original PDF |
Videos
Books
BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram (2004) |
* Paperback Book * Audio Book |
Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd by Frans Osinga (2007) |
* Paperback Book * Kindle Book |
The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security by Grant Hammond (2004) |
* Paperback Book * Kindle Book |
Airpower Reborn: The Strategic Concepts of John Warden and John Boyd by John Olsen (2015) |
* Hardcover Book * Kindle Book |
Sources
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* dnipogo.org * Air Power Australia * Uploading John Boyd * John Boyd Online * John R. Boyd - Arlington Cemetery |