Wargames : From Gladiators to Gigabytes /
Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-
Wargames : From Gladiators to Gigabytes / by Martin van Creveld. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource
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.
Explores the history and development of wargames, and how they relate to real war and society in general.
9781107342262 (electronic bk.) 1107342260 (electronic bk.) 9781139579872 (electronic bk.) 1139579878 (electronic bk.)
War games--History.
Computer war games--History.
Jeux de guerre--Histoire.
Jeux de guerre sur ordinateur--Histoire.
GAMES--Reference.
GAMES--Travel Games.
Computer war games.
War games.
Kriegsspiel
Computerspiel
Electronic books.
History.
U310 / .V327 2013eb
793.9/2
Wargames : From Gladiators to Gigabytes / by Martin van Creveld. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource
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.
Explores the history and development of wargames, and how they relate to real war and society in general.
9781107342262 (electronic bk.) 1107342260 (electronic bk.) 9781139579872 (electronic bk.) 1139579878 (electronic bk.)
War games--History.
Computer war games--History.
Jeux de guerre--Histoire.
Jeux de guerre sur ordinateur--Histoire.
GAMES--Reference.
GAMES--Travel Games.
Computer war games.
War games.
Kriegsspiel
Computerspiel
Electronic books.
History.
U310 / .V327 2013eb
793.9/2