Brown also located audio recordings of Boyd's briefings, which were thought to be lost. He spent a lot of effort to transcribe them. I believe they are available as Appendices to his first book.
He has also shared some of the audio with me in the past. If you like, DM me and I can see if I can find them or reach out to him for you.
Thank you! This means a lot coming from someone who knows the source material.
I would very much like to take you up on that offer. The audio recordings especially — hearing Boyd's actual voice and cadence would add a dimension that the transcripts and acetate slides can't capture. I'll DM you.
And thank you for the Brown and Osinga references. I've read Osinga's Science, Strategy and War — it's the most rigorous academic treatment I've found — but I haven't read Brown's book or the new collaboration. Adding both to the stack immediately.
The series continues — Part 4 just went up yesterday, tracing the cascade from the field commander's removal through the Cabinet. Part 5 applies the framework to Iran. Your feedback on the Boyd application would be genuinely valuable as it develops.
So a lie relies on people willing to keep telling it, and every person who stops makes it harder for everyone who is still lying. Hope people continue to wake up!
This is so well done, Mark! I really can't say enough good things about this.
I'm enough of a Boyd nerd that I've read all the references here and can think of others you might want check out if you don't know about them.
- Ian Brown has an excellent book on Boyd. https://www.usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marine-Corps-University-Press/Books-by-topic/MCUP-Titles-A-Z/A-New-Conception-of-War/.
- He and Frans Osinga also now have a new book out together. PDF: https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Snowmobiles%20and%20Grand%20Ideals_web.pdf
Brown also located audio recordings of Boyd's briefings, which were thought to be lost. He spent a lot of effort to transcribe them. I believe they are available as Appendices to his first book.
He has also shared some of the audio with me in the past. If you like, DM me and I can see if I can find them or reach out to him for you.
Thank you! This means a lot coming from someone who knows the source material.
I would very much like to take you up on that offer. The audio recordings especially — hearing Boyd's actual voice and cadence would add a dimension that the transcripts and acetate slides can't capture. I'll DM you.
And thank you for the Brown and Osinga references. I've read Osinga's Science, Strategy and War — it's the most rigorous academic treatment I've found — but I haven't read Brown's book or the new collaboration. Adding both to the stack immediately.
The series continues — Part 4 just went up yesterday, tracing the cascade from the field commander's removal through the Cabinet. Part 5 applies the framework to Iran. Your feedback on the Boyd application would be genuinely valuable as it develops.
Very helpful framework. Thank you for your work!
You are very welcome.
So a lie relies on people willing to keep telling it, and every person who stops makes it harder for everyone who is still lying. Hope people continue to wake up!
The signal chats are everywhere now.