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Early Wargames Vol. 1 - The Wargaming Pioneers

By: Wargaming.Co/John Curry

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Classic Wargaming & Historical Miniature Rules (Wargaming.Co)


Product Info

Title
Early Wargames Vol. 1 - The Wargaming Pioneers
Publish Year
2011
Pages
210
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2147523368
Type
Softcover

Description

Volume 1 of the Early Wargames series contains a compilation of fascinating pre-Donald Featherstone wargames written between 1898 and 1940. Prior to Donald Featherstone publishing his classic book War Games in 1962 there were numerous attempts by other authors, to create wargames. H.G. Wells's 1913 Little Wars, was the best known early wargaming book, although only one of a number of early wargaming rules. The many similarities in the rules indicate that H.G. Wells was clearly familiar with some of these when devising his own rules. This book contains selected key wargames all written between 1898 and 1940 including::

  • Notes on the Robert Louis Stevenson Game (1898)
  • The Great Wargame (1908)
  • War Games for Boy Scouts (1910)
  • Little Wars (1913) by HG Wells
  • Sham Battle 1929 (Extract) by Lt. Dowdall and Gleason
  • Mechano Artillery Duel (1932)
  • The Liddell Hart Wargame (1935)
  • Captain Sachs War Game (1940)