War And Games
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War Games
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Author : Thomas B. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date : 1989
War Games written by Thomas B. Allen and has been published by Berkley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Fiction categories.
Startling and disturbing, this is an up-to-date look at today's high-tech rehearsals for war. Political scenarios, military strategies and frightening, true-to-life maneuvers--all the games played by today's leaders are here, based on information gained through the Freedom of Information Act.
War Games
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Author : Leo Murray
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-01
War Games written by Leo Murray and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The human brain is hard-wired with a primal aversion to killing. Amid the horror of war even the best-trained soldiers can forget their training. Vast effort and countless sums have been spent in the attempt to keep our men fighting. Military psychologist Leo Murray argues that the real question is: 'How do we make the enemy stop fighting?' Weaving together intense first-hand accounts of combat with the hard science of tactical psychology, Murray offers a compelling insight into how war affects the human mind. War Games is both a powerful glimpse through the eyes of our soldiers and an urgent reminder that the future of modern warfare lies in understanding how the enemy thinks. Fascinating and often chilling, this is the story of how psychology wins wars.
War Games
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Author : Jonna Eagle
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-15
War Games written by Jonna Eagle and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-15 with Performing Arts categories.
The word “wargames” might seem like a contradiction in terms. After all, the declaration “This is war” is meant to signal that things have turned deadly serious, that there is no more playing around. Yet the practices of war are intimately entangled with practices of gaming, from military videogames to live battle reenactments. How do these forms of play impact how both soldiers and civilians perceive acts of war? This Quick Take considers how various war games and simulations shape the ways we imagine war. Paradoxically, these games grant us a sense of mastery and control as we strategize and scrutinize the enemy, yet also allow us the thrilling sense of being immersed in the carnage and chaos of battle. But as simulations of war become more integrated into both popular culture and military practice, how do they shape our apprehension of the traumatic realities of warfare? Covering everything from chess to football, from Saving Private Ryan to American Sniper, and from Call of Duty to drone interfaces, War Games is an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the militarization of American culture, offering a compact yet comprehensive look at how we play with images of war.
A Simplified War Game
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Author : Julius Adrian Friedrich Wilhelm von Verdy du Vernois
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
A Simplified War Game written by Julius Adrian Friedrich Wilhelm von Verdy du Vernois and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with War games categories.
War Games
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Author : Audrey Couloumbis
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2009-10-27
War Games written by Audrey Couloumbis and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-27 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Based on a true story of World War II. For 12-year-old Petros, World War II feels unreal and far away. What’s real is working in his papa’s garden. Playing marbles with his friends. Fighting with his older brother, Zola. Zola, who must always be first. Who must always be best. But when the Germans invade Greece, the war suddenly comes impossibly close. Overnight, neighbors become enemies. People begin to keep secrets (Petros’s family most of all). And for the first time, Petros has the chance to show Zola that he’s not just a little brother but that he can truly be counted on. Soon what were once just boys’ games become matters of life and death as Petros and Zola each wonder if, like their resistance fighter cousin, they too can make a difference.
War And Games
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Author : Tim Cornell
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2002
War And Games written by Tim Cornell and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Games categories.
These comparative studies focus on the relationship between war and games in an effort to achieve an understanding of the phenomenon of war, in order ultimately to avoid it. Out of the ten studies on war and games in this volume, the first five are historical, the next two are by anthropologists, and the last three concern modern war games. The purpose of this comparative study is to focus on the relationship between war and games by highlighting their differences and similarities in an effort better to understand the phenomenon of war. Americans and Europeans contribute studies on war and games in ancient Greece, the lack ofmilitary games in Byzantium, jousts in the middle ages, 'flower wars' and the Aztec and Maya ball game, games in pre-industrial societies and their relation to war, and aspects of computer and video games. Contributors T.B.ALLEN, T.J. CORNELL, M. HERMAN, BRUCE M. KNAUFT, C.M.MAZZUCCHI, P.A.G. SABIN, A.A. SHELTON, DAVID TURTON, T. ZOTZ.
War Games
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Author : Philipp Von Hilgers
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2012-03-16
War Games written by Philipp Von Hilgers and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-16 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times. For centuries, both mathematical and military thinkers have used game-like scenarios to test their visions of mastering a complex world through symbolic operations. By the end of World War I, mathematical and military discourse in Germany simultaneously discovered the game as a productive concept. Mathematics and military strategy converged in World War II when mathematicians designed fields of operation. In this book, Philipp von Hilgers examines the theory and practice of war games through history, from the medieval game boards, captured on parchment, to the paper map exercises of the Third Reich. Von Hilgers considers how and why war games came to exist: why mathematical and military thinkers created simulations of one of the most unpredictable human activities on earth. Von Hilgers begins with the medieval rythmomachia, or Battle of Numbers, then reconstructs the ideas about war and games in the baroque period. He investigates the role of George Leopold von Reiswitz's tactical war game in nineteenth-century Prussia and describes the artifact itself: a game board–topped table with drawers for game implements. He explains Clausewitz's emphasis on the “fog of war” and the accompanying element of incalculability, examines the contributions of such thinkers as Clausewitz, Leibniz, Wittgenstein, and von Neumann, and investigates the war games of the German military between the two World Wars. Baudrillard declared this to be the age of simulacra; war games stand contrariwise as simulations that have not been subsumed in absolute virtuality.
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.
Donald Featherstone S War Games
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Author : John Curry
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-07-26
Donald Featherstone S War Games written by John Curry and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-26 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Donald Featherstone's classic wargaming book, War Games, was first published in 1962. It was largely responsible for turning a somewhat obscure hobby into a popular pastime across the world. This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith, the full version of the Lionel Tarr Modern Wargaming Rules (modern being for Wordl War II) and a timeline of wargaming. It is published as part of the History of Wargaming Project at www.johncurryevents.co.uk
War Games
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Author : Thomas B. Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
War Games written by Thomas B. Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with War games categories.