Book contents
- War’s Logic
- Cambridge Military Histories
- War’s Logic
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Principles and Modern War
- Part II The Revolt of the Strategy Intellectuals
- Part III The Counterrevolution of the Military Intellectuals
- Part IV The Insurrection of the Operational Artists
- 9 John Boyd, William Lind, and Maneuver Theory
- 10 John Warden and Air Operational Art
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
9 - John Boyd, William Lind, and Maneuver Theory
from Part IV - The Insurrection of the Operational Artists
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
Book contents
- War’s Logic
- Cambridge Military Histories
- War’s Logic
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Principles and Modern War
- Part II The Revolt of the Strategy Intellectuals
- Part III The Counterrevolution of the Military Intellectuals
- Part IV The Insurrection of the Operational Artists
- 9 John Boyd, William Lind, and Maneuver Theory
- 10 John Warden and Air Operational Art
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 analyzes the theories of John Boyd and William Lind. It describes their lives as well as their "America," which was marked by the widespread sense of malaise that followed America’s failure in Vietnam. Both theoriests contributed to a resurgence of maneuver theory as well as to an empasis on the importance of an adversary’s cultural values and social cohesion. This chapter discusses their assumptions about war’s nature, which formed the modern model.
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- War's LogicStrategic Thought and the American Way of War, pp. 169 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021