Wargames by Creveld, Martin van -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Wargames Title page Copyright page Dedication Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction

What is a wargame? How are games and war related? Why study wargames?

1 On animals and men

Hunting, combat sports, and contact sports Great fights, nothing fights Combat of champions and single combat

2 Games and gladiators

Origins and development Games, crowds, and emperors Decline, demise, and legacy

3 Trials by combat, tournaments, and duels

A certain kind of justice The rise and fall of the tournament A question of honor

4 Battles, campaigns, wars, and politics

From squares to hexes By a throw of the dice The hilt of the knife

5 From bloody games to bloodless wars

Toil and sweat (but no blood) The road to Fort Atari Reenacting war

6 Enter the computer

Present at creation Onscreen war Lost in virtual reality

7 The females of the species

To play or not to play Play and display Men, women, and wargames

8 Conclusions: The mirrors and the mirrored Index

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