Topic & Content Published in 1994, this book is about the theoretical and philosophical concepts behind the study of history as past events and the
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Book Review: The Complete Wargames Handbook by James F. Dunnigan
Topic & Content A textbook and general survey of wargaming and game design techniques. The book’s contents are organized as follows: Ch. 1: What is
What If? – Alternatives to Operation Ten-Go
*A quick disclaimer is that normally I don’t like to ponder alternative/counterfactual history too much because it tends to get too outlandish. That being said,
Fleet-in-Being: Can an inferior naval fleet defeat a larger one?
Comparisons between the various military forces of the world, be they land, naval, or air forces, are nothing new or even original. In fact, our
On Wargaming: [Pt. 4] – Metagaming
In this post I’ll be discussing metagaming and its ramifications when playing computer game simulations. In a later post, I’ll discuss my personal experience with
What are the Attributes of a Navy?
The attributes of naval or maritime forces differ from that of land or air forces mostly due to the attributes of the environment that they
