I highly recommend _Boyd: The Fighter Pilot that Changed the Art of War_ (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibris.com&#x2F;search&#x2F;books&#x2F;isbn&#x2F;9780316796880" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibris.com&#x2F;search&#x2F;books&#x2F;isbn&#x2F;9780316796880</a>).  He was lead instructor at the USAF Fighter Weapons School.<p>The previous commentator is right that there was a loss of air combat skill but the advent of jets and missiles lead to a diminished emphasis on Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) and over-emphasis on technology.  Boyd was one of the &quot;fighter pilot mafia&quot; that pushed a return to basic combat flight skills and the improved kill ratios proved him and others right.<p>The book details the battles waged inside the Pentagon over ACM, the F-15, the F-16, the OODA Loop, the reformulation of the Marines into the tip of the spear they are today, and maneuver warfare in general.  Boyd was in the thick of it all.<p>Interestingly, Gen. Schwarzkopf doesn&#x27;t come out looking that great.<p>EDIT: added lots more about the book.