Patterns of Conflict
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Audience: One fifty-six, sir.
Boyd: Yeah, one fifty-six— one fifty-seven, that’s the one I want. [slide 156] One fifty-six, one fifty-seven, “Blitz/Counter-Blitz Strategic Design” or what I call “Manstein Divined.” You’ll see why I say “Manstein Divined.” How many people here read Lost Victories? Also, Balck talked about it very heavily when he was in this country. Everybody else said boy, that guy, he was their best strategist, one of the best field commanders, Manstein. The guy was a genius of war. And that’s why I have it “Manstein Divined.” So let’s look into it, okay?