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The Blind Strategist
John Boyd and the American Art of War
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From the acclaimed author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes an in-depth, critical evaluation of the manoeuvre warfare revolution that has transformed the American military. Colonel John Boyd, a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionised the American art of war through his ideas on conflict...
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Acclaimed historian Stephen Robinson examines the maneuver warfare revolution that has corrupted the American art of war. The Blind StrategistΒ separates fact from fantasy, exposing the myths of maneuver warfare through a detailed evidence-based investigation. A must-read for anybody interested in American military history.
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From the acclaimed author of Panzer Commander Hermann Balck and False Flags comes an in-depth, critical evaluation of the manoeuvre warfare revolution that has transformed the American military.
Colonel John Boyd, a maverick fighter pilot, revolutionised the American art of war through his ideas on conflict and the human mind. Boyd claimed that victory is won by the side that transitions through 'decision cycles' faster than the enemy, mentally checkmating them with minimal violence. Manoeuvre warfare concepts became military doctrine during the 1980s, but this revolution accidentally undermined American security.
When formulating his theories on conflict, Boyd relied upon fraudulent accounts of WWII written by Wehrmacht veterans who fabricated historical evidence to dissociate their reputations from Germany's defeat and cover up their willing participation in Nazi war crimes. Boyd fell for this deception and unknowingly injected dangerous misinformation into the American military mind. Manoeuvre warfare has accordingly corrupted the art of war and resulted in catastrophic decisions made in Iraq and Afghanistan during 21st-century conflict.
The Blind Strategist separates fact from fantasy and exposes the myths of manoeuvre warfare through a detailed evidence-based investigation. A must-read for anybody interested in American military history.
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ISBN: 9781925820348
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 April 2021
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Exisle Publishing
Illustration: 40 b-w illustrations & 40 maps
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 151.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 360
About the Author
Stephen Robinson has a First Class degree in Asian history and politics and has graduated from Australian Command and Staff College. He has worked at the Department of Veteransβ Affairs, as a policy officer in the Department of Defence, and has now written three books about the art of war.
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