Paddy Griffith's Game of War: Reflections on a Lifetime of Wargaming Volume 1 (History of Wargaming Project)
Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2021
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Front Porch Rare Books, Little Rock, AR, U.S.A.Front Porch Rare Books
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Like-new, pristine paperback copy of Paddy Griffith's Game of War: Reflections on a Lifetime of Wargaming. This book captures key points of the development of Paddy Griffith's ideas and innovations in wargaming, such as contributing to the Wargamer's Newsletter, to the launch of Wargamers Developments in 1980 and his correspondence with some of the key figures in wargaming.
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- Title
- Paddy Griffith's Game of War: Reflections on a Lifetime of Wargaming Volume 1 (History of Wargaming Project)
- Author
- Griffith, Dr Paddy; Curry, Dr John
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- As new
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798464483880
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 331 grams
- Dimensions
- 0.52 inches width by 6.14 inches height by 9.21 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Military, Nonfiction, Wargaming
This book captures some of the key points of the development of his ideas and innovations in wargaming, such as contributing to the Wargamer’s Newsletter, to the launch of Wargames Developments in 1980 and his correspondence with some of the key figures in wargaming.
Included in this book are chapters on:
- Gaming World War III: Paddy’s Greatest Legacy
- The relationship between Donald Featherstone and Paddy Griffith
- The Game of War, Wargaming for TV
- Roleplaying the Experience of Combat: Men Against Fire
- Naval Wargaming: Hunt the Bismarck
- Monkey Orange Solo Game- The tame that got him barred from Salute
- The Taiwan Crisis Game: The Game that Almost Became an International Incident
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