Science, Strategy and War¶
Osinga, F. P. B. (2007). Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd. Routledge.
Cited by¶
4 citations across 4 artifacts.
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Primes¶
- Alertness
- Military doctrine locates it in the Observe phase of the OODA loop.
This sourceAuthoritative secondary treatment of Boyd's OODA loop, locating noticing/perception in the Observe (and Orient) phases of the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act cycle.
- Military doctrine locates it in the Observe phase of the OODA loop.
Domain-specific¶
- Initiative Loss
- The Fall of France in May 1940 is the textbook case, and the one John Boyd built his OODA-loop analysis around
This sourceStudy of John Boyd's strategic theory that re-examines the sources shaping his thinking and argues the received reading of his OODA loop is incomplete.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
“John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called 'OODA' loop model he developed.”
- The Fall of France in May 1940 is the textbook case, and the one John Boyd built his OODA-loop analysis around
- Maneuver Warfare
- Maneuver warfare is the military doctrine — most fully articulated by John Boyd, William Lind, and the US Marine Corps in the 1980s, with roots in Wehrmacht Blitzkrieg practice and B.H. Liddell Hart's theory of the indirect approach
This sourceA study of John Boyd's contribution to strategic theory, taking his OODA loop as its starting point and arguing for his standing among modern strategic theorists. A study showing John Boyd's continuing influence on Western military thinking and the presence of his ideas in network-centric-warfare and fourth-generation-warfare debates.
Supported in partVerified against the publisher's abstract
“John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed.”
- Maneuver warfare is the military doctrine — most fully articulated by John Boyd, William Lind, and the US Marine Corps in the 1980s, with roots in Wehrmacht Blitzkrieg practice and B.H. Liddell Hart's theory of the indirect approach
Mechanisms¶
- Adversarial Scenario Sprint
- It fits the fast, tempo-driven half of decision-making — the observe–orient reflex of getting inside your own plan before an adversary does
This sourceDescribes Boyd’s OODA concept as a rapid observation-to-action decision cycle in which orientation and tempo shape competitive advantage.
- It fits the fast, tempo-driven half of decision-making — the observe–orient reflex of getting inside your own plan before an adversary does
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