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  • The American Way of War, What's wrong with the military? (Long read)

    01/12/2003 3:04:35 PM PST · by Valin · 22 replies · 596+ views
    The Atlantic Monthly ^ | 1/8/03 | James Fallows, Robert Coram, Donald Vandergriff
    The American Way of War An e-mail exchange with Robert Coram, the author of Boyd, and Donald Vandergriff, the author of The Path to Victory ..... From: James Fallows To: Robert Coram and Donald Vandergriff Subject: What's wrong with the military? Dear Donald Vandergriff and Robert Coram: Thanks very much for joining this exchange. I have two goals in mind for the conversation we're about to begin. First, I hope to introduce as many readers as possible to the arguments and implications of your recent books. For reasons we're all aware of, military policy is the part of public life...
  • Foul-mouthed maverick changed the art of war

    01/12/2003 6:16:18 AM PST · by Valin · 58 replies · 813+ views
    New Zealand Herald ^ | 12/30/02 | ROGER FRANKLIN
    NEW YORK - The coming assault on Baghdad already has its first hero: Colonel John Boyd, a foul-mouthed, insubordinate fighter pilot who has been in his grave at Arlington National Cemetery for almost five years. When Iraq's tyrant is brought down, that inevitable victory will be Boyd's doing. You won't hear Boyd's name being cited in Rose Garden speeches, however. Nor will the Pentagon be authorising any posthumous decorations for the man who, through 30 years of bureaucratic guerilla warfare, transformed America's military. Even though he gave them many of the tools that made Operation Desert Storm such a sweeping...