War Games and Their History

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This is the first book to describe comprehensively the various war games which people have played throughout the ages, from ancient times to the present day. It covers both the games run by governments and those brought out commercially for members of the public. The most important of the 'official' games were usually classified as top secret at the time they were played, and details only trickled out later. It's chilling to realize that politicians and senior officials have used games to explore the use of nuclear weapons and to plan possible wars in the Middle East and elsewhere, though very recent games are understandably still under wraps. The board games produced for the public go back…