The mind of war : John Boyd and American security / Grant T. Hammond.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The man and his mind --The making of a maverick -- Air-to-air combat -- Energy maneuverability -- Designing fighters: the F-15 -- Designing fighters: the F-16 -- The military reform movement -- Patterns of conflict -- From patterns of conflict to maneuver warfare -- A discourse on winning and losing -- A retired fighter pilot who reads a lot -- The marvelous pitch of vision -- Epilogue to the paperback edition.