The games played just before and during World War
II mattered. As a result of those wargames, battles were fought,
campaigns were launched; lives were lost, lives were saved. An overview
of such games has been covered in the literature before. This book is
different as it aims to examine the detail of these wargames by
including primary material; extracts from source documents, wargaming
rules and umpiring guides from the pre-war period until 1945.
Included are detailed guidelines on the German use
of wargaming during the war based on post war analysis by the American
military. This includes outlines of best practise and the value of these
games.
Samples of the German map based tactical exercises
set at platoon and company level.
An example of a British attack on a village.
British and American umpire manuals with rules for
arbitrating field exercises, sand table and map wargames.
A Royal Navy carrier wargame: Find Fix and Strike
(1944).
The book is published by the History of Wargaming
Project as part of its ongoing work to document the development of
wargaming.
The book is available
for purchase via online book stores such as Amazon.
