{"product_id":"simulating-war-9781472533913","title":"Simulating War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life.  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. \u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more familiar techniques such as game theory and operational analysis. 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. The book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts, complete with rules, maps and counters. \u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant. 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 of Operations Research and Schelling's The Strategy of Conflict. If you want to learn more about the unquestionably horrible but quintessentially human activity that is war, you need to read this book. -- Dr Peter Perla, Senior Research Analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, Alexandria VA, USA and author of 'The Art of Wargaming'\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e Professor Sabin provides us with a scholarly and very useable toolkit that allows us to supplement the dry data of statistical analysis or computer simulation with the realities of human interaction and the play of Clausewitz's \"chance\". Wargaming is a neglected and misunderstood art in the modern military: this book does much to put that right, and should be on the shelf of any thinking military professional. -- Major General Andrew Sharpe, Director General of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, UK Defence Academy\u003cbr\u003eAnyone with an interest in wargaming, be it professional or recreational, must buy this book... \u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e 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. This expert knowledge will be just as useful to military planners, trainers and educators alike, to gaming software developers, operational analysts, those in experimentation and to recreational wargamers. -- LBS Blog\u003cbr\u003eQuite simply, in terms of describing manual map hex grid war gaming, Sabin has written the most readable book on this topic to appear in a long time. It is well-written, entertaining and presents a lot of original material and new ideas on war-game design. -- Times Higher Education Supplement\u003cbr\u003eI recommend this book to all who are interested in the art, craft, theory and practice of board wargame design and play... Even old hands at the hobby will find Sabin's discursive mini-essays valuable. -- S\u0026amp;T Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to be widely read, not only by hobbyists, but also by game designers, other wargame professionals, military historians, and others called upon to teach about warfare and conflict (whether in university, military, or other professional settings)... I, for one, would heartedly recommend [the book] to both grognards and academic colleagues alike. -- PAX Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Theory\u003c\/b\u003e  1. Modelling War 2. Accuracy vs Simplicity  3. Educational Utility  4. Simulation Research  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Mechanics\u003c\/b\u003e  5. Designing the Components  6. Modelling Conflict Dynamcs  7. Modelling Command Dynamics  8. Integration and Testing  \u003cb\u003ePart III: Examples\u003c\/b\u003e  9. Ancient Warfare  10. World War Two  11. Tactical Combat  Conclusion  Appendix 1: Assembling the Components  Appendix 2: Finding Published Simulations  Appendix 3: Basic Mathematics  Appendix 4: Using Cyberboard  Appendix 5: Kartenspiel  Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739470475607,"sku":"9781472533913","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472533913.jpg?v=1720052342","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/simulating-war-9781472533913","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}