I have been very disappointed every time the tactical ground invasion plan for the 1991 Persian Gulf War is credited to Norm Schwartzkoff. His plan was over ruled by his superiors at the time, in favor of a much more sophisticated plan. The generals plan was "fixed" by John Boyd, to include the amphibious faint and the now famous "left hook" by the enormous armored formation commanded on the ground by Gen.Fred Franks. After reviewing the initial plan that Schwartzkoff had come up with, Boyd remarked "Hey diddle diddle straight up the middle",about its' creativeness. This has been erroneously credited numerous times that I have personally witnessed, including the 5-31 broadcast of 20th Century Battlefields. In my opinion, this is very sad. John Boyd was a brilliant mind, who recieved very little recognition. This is despite the fact that he was one of the best airplane designers of all time. As evidenced by his saving the design of the F-15,and fighting thru the design for the F-16 against great opposition. Not to mention the fact that he personally wrote the manual for the Marine Corps!!! I hope this can be corrected,and proper credit given to such a great "legend of airpower."
[QUOTE]Originally posted by ascar1966: I have been very disappointed every time the tactical ground invasion plan for the 1991 Persian Gulf War is credited to Norm Schwartzkoff. <snip>.
Finally, a corrobberation to a story I read some time ago[don't even ask which magazine, I forget] concerning this topic.
I think "Stormin' Norman" got the credit due to the fact that he was a charasmatic and [post Vietnam] the public needed someone they could look to solve the problem, and Norman was the logical choice.
