Gaming The Interwar
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Gaming The Interwar
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Author : Naval War College
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-06-12
Gaming The Interwar written by Naval War College and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-12 with History categories.
Wargames provide unbelievable opportunities for learning. They pique the interest and passion of the casual tactician or historian and assist the professional military officer in operational planning and execution. Their capacity for imparting knowledge can either supplant or complement lectures. Wargames are a valuable tool for the molding of the professional military officer. During the interwar period the United States Naval War College (NWC) used wargames extensively as a method of teaching both history and current tactics to aspiring naval officers. The NWC believed in wargaming's value so much, an entire building was dedicated to conducting the curriculum's games. On the game floor wars against Great Britain and Japan were repeatedly fought, and the evolution of multiple war plans stemmed from the spirited debates and uncanny tactics the games generated. An entire generation of naval officer brought what they had learned from the NWC's wargames to the fleet. Wargames directly benefited the U.S. Navy's interwar Fleet Exercises. The exercises were the pinnacle of the fleet's annual training. The lessons learned in Newport were tested in conditions resembling war. Feedback from the exercises both validated and reputed Newport's theories and the war plans' requirements (which the exercises were built to test). World War II was the ultimate test of Newport's lessons. Battles at Savo Island in the Solomon Islands, Peleliu, and Samar in the Philippines pointed out strengths and weaknesses in the NWC's strategic and tactical curricula. Looking into how wargames (simulations) affected war (reality) can provide a model for future training opportunities, particularly in fiscally challenging times; the rising cost of fuel and maintenance of ships underway inspires alternative methods of education and preparation for war.
Playing War
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Author : John M. Lillard
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Playing War written by John M. Lillard and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with History categories.
Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained in battle to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval War College. In Playing War John M. Lillard analyzes individual war games in detail, showing how players tested new tactics and doctrines, experimented with advanced technology, and transformed their approaches through these war games, learning lessons that would prepare them to make critical decisions in the years to come. Recent histories of the interwar period explore how the U.S. Navy digested the impact of World War I and prepared itself for World War II. However, most of these works overlook or dismiss the transformational quality of the War College war games and the central role they played in preparing the navy for war. To address that gap, Playing War details how the interwar navy projected itself into the future through simulated conflicts. Playing War recasts the reputation of the interwar War College as an agent of preparation and innovation and the war games as the instruments of that agency.
A World Aflame
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Author : Paul Eaglestone
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-20
A World Aflame written by Paul Eaglestone and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-20 with History categories.
Often called the ”Pulp Era”, the years between the two World Wars have seen a tremendous surge in interest among wargamers. A World Aflame captures the adventurous nature of the time period to present a fun, fast-paced set of tabletop miniatures rules that can handle the many diverse conflicts of the period, from the Chinese Civil Wars and the “Great Game” in Central Asia, to the Irish War of Independence and the bitter ideological warfare of the Russian and Spanish Civil Wars. The rules also contain options for the “Very British Civil War”. This gaming trend has sprung up in recent years, following a “what-if” scenario that has Edward VIII refusing to abdicate the throne, thrusting the country into civil war in 1938. It is a quirky, fun setting, and one that is surprisingly popular. Written by a life-long wargamer, A World Aflame focuses on the daring and heroism of battles fought in the last great era of adventure.
A World Aflame
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Author : Paul Eaglestone
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-08-20
A World Aflame written by Paul Eaglestone and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-20 with History categories.
Often called the ”Pulp Era”, the years between the two World Wars have seen a tremendous surge in interest among wargamers. A World Aflame captures the adventurous nature of the time period to present a fun, fast-paced set of tabletop miniatures rules that can handle the many diverse conflicts of the period, from the Chinese Civil Wars and the “Great Game” in Central Asia, to the Irish War of Independence and the bitter ideological warfare of the Russian and Spanish Civil Wars. The rules also contain options for the “Very British Civil War”. This gaming trend has sprung up in recent years, following a “what-if” scenario that has Edward VIII refusing to abdicate the throne, thrusting the country into civil war in 1938. It is a quirky, fun setting, and one that is surprisingly popular. Written by a life-long wargamer, A World Aflame focuses on the daring and heroism of battles fought in the last great era of adventure.
The Balkan Games And Balkan Politics In The Interwar Years 1929 1939
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Author : Penelope Kissoudi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18
The Balkan Games And Balkan Politics In The Interwar Years 1929 1939 written by Penelope Kissoudi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with History categories.
The Balkan Games resulted on the one hand from the growth of modern European sport and the unsatisfactory performances of the Balkan athletes at national and international level, and on the other hand, from a desire to bring the Balkan peoples together in peace and concord. The Games were initiated in Athens in 1929 and increasingly became an integral part of the political, cultural and social life of the area. The common global reality is that when an athletic event is staged, attempted friendship seldom receives priority. In the 1930s, however, the Balkan Games provided a rare example of an international athletic event bringing antagonistic states together in friendship. This consideration of the significance of the Balkan Games as an instrument of political optimism provides clear evidence of the occasional positive influence of sport in politics. The work is a case-study of interest to political and social scientists and to historians of Europe and sport. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Game Theory And Interwar Vienna
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Author : Peter Donovan Bixler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Game Theory And Interwar Vienna written by Peter Donovan Bixler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Game theory categories.
The Sacred Made Material Instances Of Game And Play In Interwar Europe
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Author : Anne Marie Kern
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Sacred Made Material Instances Of Game And Play In Interwar Europe written by Anne Marie Kern and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
The dissertation sets into dialogue a theoretical discourse on game and play and an historical moment in Europe between two devastating wars. The introduction presents questions about what is created when cultural productions meditate on and/or engage in ludic activity. It also addresses the many overlapping and competing definitions of game and play, to ask if and how they can be distinguished from one another, and to insist on a sense of play over and against attempts at stricter delineation. The first chapter demonstrates the ways in which French philosopher Roger Caillois's writings of the 1930s already anticipate his postwar interest in play and games, since the use of Caillois by scholars of the ludic is typically confined to his seminal study of Johan Huizinga's Homo Ludens (1938) in Les Jeux et les hommes (1958). Both Caillois and Huizinga are remarkable for their discussions of the relationship between play, game and the sacred. The second chapter describes how the French Surrealists reformulate Sigmund Freud's Der Witz und Seine Beziehung Zum Unbewussten (1905). The Surrealists privileged play and game as experiential modes superior to "mere" rational dialectics, and thus the history and interpretation of their collective game experiments are discussed. The chapter closes with redress of the relative lack of Surrealist films, given cinema's possibilities for collective and ludic activity. Nearly contemporaneous with Der Witz, Luigi Pirandello's only major philosophical statement appeared under the title L'umorismo (1908). The third chapter traces the concepts in L'umorismo through several of his fictional works. The chapter ends with Pirandello's ambivalent relationship with cinema, as well as previously unearthed connections between Pirandello and two filmmakers, Jean Renoir and Jacques Rivette. The final chapter explores game and play elements at multiple levels in Jean Renoir's 1939 film La Regle du jeu, demonstrating how Renoir's cinematic method presents his audience with a creative alternative that directly counteracts the mytho-tragical fate of the explicit narrative. In the conclusion, I return to more recent theoretical uses of the ludic to further elucidate the relationship between game, play and the sacred in and beyond the interwar period.
Fundamentals Of War Gaming
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Author : Francis J. McHugh
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1966
Fundamentals Of War Gaming written by Francis J. McHugh and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with History categories.
Fundamentals of War Gaming provides an in-depth introduction to the basics of military gaming, and offers historical insights into the devewlopment of war gaming methodologies. It covers the evolution of gaming tools such as the ancient adaptations of chess and the development of Kriegspiel to teach military tactics to Prussian officers. The employment of gaming by various military powers, before and during the World Wars, is explored and culminated with the introduction of computer support and simulations in the U.S. Navy.
The Balkan Games And Balkan Politics In The Interwar Years 1929 1939
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Author : Penelope Kissoudi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18
The Balkan Games And Balkan Politics In The Interwar Years 1929 1939 written by Penelope Kissoudi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with History categories.
The Balkan Games resulted on the one hand from the growth of modern European sport and the unsatisfactory performances of the Balkan athletes at national and international level, and on the other hand, from a desire to bring the Balkan peoples together in peace and concord. The Games were initiated in Athens in 1929 and increasingly became an integral part of the political, cultural and social life of the area. The common global reality is that when an athletic event is staged, attempted friendship seldom receives priority. In the 1930s, however, the Balkan Games provided a rare example of an international athletic event bringing antagonistic states together in friendship. This consideration of the significance of the Balkan Games as an instrument of political optimism provides clear evidence of the occasional positive influence of sport in politics. The work is a case-study of interest to political and social scientists and to historians of Europe and sport. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Modeling Rational Agents
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Author : Nicola Giocoli
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2003-01-01
Modeling Rational Agents written by Nicola Giocoli and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Political Science categories.
"This book explores the evolution, through the first half of the 20th century, of the key neoclassical concept of rationality. The analysis begins with the development of modern decision theory, covers the interwar debates over the role of perfect foresight and analyzes the first game-theoretic solution concepts of von Neumann and Nash. The author's proposition is that the notion of rationality suffered a profound transformation that reduced it to a formal property of consistency. Such a transformation paralleled that of neoclassical economics as a whole from a discipline dealing with real economic processes to one investigating issues of logical consistency between mathematical relationships."