Description:Over Open Sights traces the early development of naval wargaming in the Royal Navy between 1873 and 1904. It is part of a series by the History of Wargaming Project documenting early wargaming. The book opens with a foreword by the well-known author and game designer, Larry Bond. Next is a reflective essay about the position of naval wargaming within the hobby. The heart of the book is the reproduction of the early wargames, with period commentary from various RUSI sessions. The Royal United Services Institute was a London based ‘think tank’; a central forum for innovation and the development of British military thinking. The concept of modelling naval warfare on a table top received some robust examination and the key discussions are reported in this book. The naval wargames included are:Lieutenant Castle R.N.: The Game of Naval Tactics (1873)Captain Colomb R.N.: The Duel: A Naval Wargame (1879)Lieutenant H. Chamberlain R.N.: Game of Naval Blockade (1888)The Launch of the Fred Jane Naval Wargame at RUSI (1898)The First Edition of The Fred Jane Naval Wargame (1898)The book also includes further material on the Fred Jane Wargame. An essay from 1900 on Tactics in the Fred Jane Naval War Game and the first article on naval wargaming in a popular mass circulation magazine from 1904.The History of Wargaming Project aims to document the development of wargaming.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Over Open Sights Early Naval Wargaming Rules 1873-1904: Early Wargames Volume 6 (History Wargaming Project: Naval Book 10). To get started finding Over Open Sights Early Naval Wargaming Rules 1873-1904: Early Wargames Volume 6 (History Wargaming Project: Naval Book 10), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Over Open Sights Early Naval Wargaming Rules 1873-1904: Early Wargames Volume 6 (History Wargaming Project: Naval Book 10)
Description: Over Open Sights traces the early development of naval wargaming in the Royal Navy between 1873 and 1904. It is part of a series by the History of Wargaming Project documenting early wargaming. The book opens with a foreword by the well-known author and game designer, Larry Bond. Next is a reflective essay about the position of naval wargaming within the hobby. The heart of the book is the reproduction of the early wargames, with period commentary from various RUSI sessions. The Royal United Services Institute was a London based ‘think tank’; a central forum for innovation and the development of British military thinking. The concept of modelling naval warfare on a table top received some robust examination and the key discussions are reported in this book. The naval wargames included are:Lieutenant Castle R.N.: The Game of Naval Tactics (1873)Captain Colomb R.N.: The Duel: A Naval Wargame (1879)Lieutenant H. Chamberlain R.N.: Game of Naval Blockade (1888)The Launch of the Fred Jane Naval Wargame at RUSI (1898)The First Edition of The Fred Jane Naval Wargame (1898)The book also includes further material on the Fred Jane Wargame. An essay from 1900 on Tactics in the Fred Jane Naval War Game and the first article on naval wargaming in a popular mass circulation magazine from 1904.The History of Wargaming Project aims to document the development of wargaming.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Over Open Sights Early Naval Wargaming Rules 1873-1904: Early Wargames Volume 6 (History Wargaming Project: Naval Book 10). To get started finding Over Open Sights Early Naval Wargaming Rules 1873-1904: Early Wargames Volume 6 (History Wargaming Project: Naval Book 10), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.