Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472533917 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has also co-edited the two volume Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare (2007).. Philip Sabin is Professor of Strategic Studies in the Department of War Studies at King's College, London, UK. He has worked closely with the armed services and appears regularly on TV and radio
It explains in detail the analytical and modelling techniques involved, and it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice. Over the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life. The book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts, complete with rules, maps and counters. In this book, Philip Sabin explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them in teaching. Simulating War is essential reading for all recreational or professional simulation gamers, and for anyone who is interested in modelling war, from teachers and students to military officers.. Simulating War
-- Major General Andrew Sharpe, Director General of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, UK Defence Academy Anyone with an interest in wargaming, be it professional or recreational, must buy this book Simulating War is a clear, logical and balanced guide that provides all the building blocks and insights necessary to design manual games and then use them to best effect. Professor Sabin has produced a masterwork, one worthy to grace bookshelves that are home to Von Reisswitz's Kriegsspiel, Wells's Little Wars, Morse and Kimball's Methods
Excellent and original new book on wargaming Mr. J. Curry Book Review of Phil Sabin's (2012) Simulating War Studying Conflict Through Simulation GamesAs someone who has edited and written more wargaming books than most, I am always pleased when a new book says something original about wargaming. This book has a message. The message is micro board wargames are good for education and training. This book argues the case that wargames, in pa. A Délice Aux Guerres, Charles Vasey Phil Sabin has been teaching historical military simulations to students at KCL and in the armed services for many a year. During that time he has not only designed a number of excellent games but also delved into how one might simulate war quickly, effectively and historically. It is no use expecting students to play large professional wargames in a single class session. Even rel. An Interesting Look at the Design and Use of Wargames Andrew Wyllie This book takes a look at the development and use of 'Conflict Simulations' or wargames. The initial chapters of the book were a slow read for me and seem to be a little too academic for what I would consider a book trying to reach a general audience about this topic, but after these inital chapters the pieces of his reasoning and his design logic seem to fall more into place, so