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Frans Osinga
ISBN: 9780415371032
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called 'OODA' loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of affairs and re-examines John Boyd's original contribution to strategic theory. By highlighting diverse sources that shaped Boyd's thinking…
This is an in-depth analysis of the strategic theories of John Boyd, the leading US strategist. This new study corrects the common misinterpretations of his work, showing how his thinking impacted on US military doctrine and defence policy over the past twenty five years. Boyd is very important because of his introduction of scientific and philosophical developments into a methodology for strategic thinking. This new book presents these complex ideas with great clarity and places them in a highly enlightening context.
| ISBN | 0415371031 | | Pages | 288 | | ISBN13 | 9780415371032
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 617 | | Imprint | Routledge | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Strategy and History | | Publication date | 26 Oct 2006 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | 2006013508 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 355.033573 | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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| 1 | | Introduction | | 1 | | 2 | | The seeds of a theory and the fertile soil | | 20 | | 3 | | Science : Boyd's fountain | | 52 | | 4 | | Completing the shift | | 86 | | 5 | | Core arguments | | 128 | | 6 | | Exploration and refinement | | 189 | | 7 | | Completing the loop | | 234 |
If you have any interest in war, this is a book your library cannot do without. Just as America cannot do without John Boyd's ideas, although our military has not yet figured that out.William Lind, Military.com Osinga provides lucid expositions of the various elements that Boyd synthesized into some truly original formulations and ways of thinking about strategy. Lawrence Freedman, Foreign Affairs Osinga 's book should be read by military professionals and academics alike, but also by anyone interested in the social and cultural impacts of science in general, and chaos and complexity theories in particular. Science, Strategy and War will and should remain required reading for years to come. Sean Lawson, Emergence
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