The ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd have transformed American military policy and practice. A first-rate fighter pilot and a self-taught scholar, he wrote the first manual on jet aerial combat; spearheaded the design of both of the Air Force's premier fighters, the F-15 and the F-16; and shaped the tactics that saved lives during the Vietnam War and the strategies that ...(展开全部)

The ideas of US Air Force Colonel John Boyd have transformed American military policy and practice. A first-rate fighter pilot and a self-taught scholar, he wrote the first manual on jet aerial combat; spearheaded the design of both of the Air Force's premier fighters, the F-15 and the F-16; and shaped the tactics that saved lives during the Vietnam War and the strategies that ...(展开全部)

Roderick Nash's classic study of America's changing attitudes toward wilderness has received wide acclaim since its initial publication in 1967. The Los Angeles Times has listed it among the one hundred most influential books published in the last quarter century, Outside Magazine has included it in a survey of "books that changed our world", and it has been called the "Book of...(展开全部)

A larger-than-life fighter pilot and genius of aviation, engineering and military strategy, Boyd dared to challenge the intractable military bureaucracy and its outmoded practices. The single-minded determination developed in his youth carried him on to renown for his skill as a fighter pilot, for his passion as an instructor, his legendary appetite and lack of respect for his ...(展开全部)

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft -- the F-15 and F-16. Still others think of Boyd as the...(展开全部)

A larger-than-life fighter pilot and genius of aviation, engineering and military strategy, Boyd dared to challenge the intractable military bureaucracy and its outmoded practices. The single-minded determination developed in his youth carried him on to renown for his skill as a fighter pilot, for his passion as an instructor, his legendary appetite and lack of respect for his ...(展开全部)

John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most legendary fighter aircraft -- the F-15 and F-16. Still others think of Boyd as the...(展开全部)

本书全面检视了美国在冷战其间外交政策的提出、沿革和演变，认为“遏制政策(Containment)”，无论其侧重于对称遏制或不对称遏制，都有其局限。而美国政策和外交战略在各个时期的摇摆，主要出自政策制定者对局势的不同研判，而非对苏联等共产主义国家政策的直接反应。

本书全面检视了美国在冷战其间外交政策的提出、沿革和演变，认为“遏制政策(Containment)”，无论其侧重于对称遏制或不对称遏制，都有其局限。而美国政策和外交战略在各个时期的摇摆，主要出自政策制定者对局势的不同研判，而非对苏联等共产主义国家政策的直接反应。

梅尔文·P.莱夫勒（Melvyn P.Leffler），美国著名冷战史学家，弗吉尼亚大学爱德华·斯退汀纽斯历史学教授，曾任美国外交史学家协会主席，代表作有《权力优势：国家安全、杜鲁门政府和冷战》（班克罗夫特奖）和《人心之争：美国、苏联与冷战》（乔治·路易斯·皮尔奖）等，与文安立共同主编《剑桥冷战史》（三卷本）。 孙建中，国际政治学者，上海全球治理与区域国别研究院研究员，《国际观察》副主编，主要研究领域为中美关系、大国战略和国际安全。著有《国家主权：理想与现实》《大国与大国政治》《国际政治概论》等书，译有《国际体系中的进攻与防御》《和平的幻想》《零国集团时代》等书。