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The Gadfly and the Falcon (Re: Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who November 18, 2002 Comment: #464 Discussion Thread - Comment #s - Boyd's life was the subject of Comment #199, and his ideas were discussed in many comments, including #s 269, 291, 348, 429, 462 Other Book Reviews: Comment #462 Readers of the Blaster will recall my frequent references to the American strategist, Colonel John Boyd USAF Ret. I am pleased to announce that the new biography of Colonel Boyd, written by Robert Coram, published by Little-Brown, is now arriving at bookstores. Bob Cox, a business reporter of Fort Worth Star Telegram has written a wonderful essay about Col Boyd, which is attached beneath this introductory section. Cox's essay compliments earlier essays (see discussion thread), including and earlier book review [i.e., Comment #462] by Major Chris Yunker (USMC Ret) in the Marine Corps Gazette. For readers interested in meeting the author, Robert Coram is now scheduled to have book signings in the following cities.
--------[begin Cox essay]----- The Gadfly and the Falcon Principled, relentless fighter and thinker helped get F-16 built By Bob Cox Nov. 17, 2002 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/4540866.htmExcerpts: In Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War, Robert Coram tells the life story of a brilliant, principled and uncompromising man. ... If there is one, unofficial memorial to Boyd, it is the F-16 Fighting Falcon, arguably the finest fighter plane ever produced. ... "He's a real hero. The guy challenged the system at every turn of the road and beat them," says Ernest "Rich" Riccioni, a retired Air Force colonel, fellow fighter pilot and co-conspirator of Boyd. ... "It was the most compelling story I've ever come across," says the author [Coram], a pilot and longtime reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. At one point, Cheney reportedly told Powell he wouldn't let the Army "do this high diddle up the middle plan," a phrase that Boyd had used for years in his briefings on maneuver warfare. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Disclaimer: In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.] Boyd and Military Strategy |