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Record Nr.

UNINA9910708480903321

Autore

Osinga Frans P. B.

Titolo

Science, strategy and war : the strategic theory of John Boyd / / Frans P.B. Osinga

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2007

ISBN

1-134-19708-X

1-134-19709-8

1-280-71538-3

9786610715381

0-203-08886-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Strategy and history

Disciplina

355.033573

Soggetti

Strategy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [260]-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Boxes; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The seeds of a theory and the fertile soil; 3 Science: Boyd's fountain; 4 Completing the shift; 5 Core arguments; 6 Exploration and refinement; 7 Completing the loop; Annexes; Notes; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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, and by offering a comprehensive overview of Boyd's work, this volume demonstrates that the common interpretation of the meaning of Boyd's OODA loop conce