Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-

Wargames : from gladiators to gigabytes / Martin van Creveld. - x, 332 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781107036956 9781107684423

2012039203


War games--History.
Computer war games--History.

U310 / .V327 2013

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