Wargames : from gladiators to gigabytes /
Where did wargames come from? Who participated in them, and why? How is their development related to changes in real-life warfare? Which aspects of war did they capture, which ones did they leave out, how, and why? What do they tell us about the conduct of war in the times and places where they were...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: On wargames -- On animals and men -- Games and gladiators -- Trials by combat, tournaments, and duels -- Battles, campaigns, wars, and politics -- From bloody games to bloodless wars -- Enter the computer -- The females of the species -- Conclusions: The mirrors and the mirrored. | |
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