War Games and Their History - Couverture rigide

Lewin, Christopher George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1781550425 ISBN 13 : 9781781550427

Editeur : Fonthill Media Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

This is the first book to describe comprehensively the various war games which people have played throughout the ages, from ancient times to the present day. It covers both the games run by governments and those brought out commercially for members of the public. The most important of the official games were usually classified as top secret at the time they were played, and details only trickled out later. It s chilling to realise that politicians and senior officials have used games to explore the use of nuclear weapons and to plan possible wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, though very recent games are understandably still under wraps. The board games produced for the public go back to the Napoleonic Wars and even earlier. Some of these games had excellent graphics which conjured up visions of battles, while others were exciting to play and needed thought. Today many people play dynamic computer games, often over the internet with unknown opponents. Above all this is a book about the ideas and ingenuity underlying the games. Their inventors struggled to combine simplicity and playability with attempts to reproduce features of real-life conflicts. War Games is a definitive book, beautifully illustrated with over 280 detailed colour pictures. We hope you will find it thought-provoking and enjoyable.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

CHRISTOPHER GEORGE LEWIN has been fascinated by war-games since a child. Aged ten, he devised one of his own, the intellectual challenge of strategic games being of interest. The author also specialises in British social history of the 17th century. Currently an advisor to the Government on risk in the public sector, Lewin has had numerous magazine articles printed as well as contributing towards Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fonthill Media Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781550425
• ISBN 13: 9781781550427
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible