War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-century War Reenactors

War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-century War Reenactors
ISBN-10
1588342808
ISBN-13
9781588342805
Series
War Games
Category
History
Pages
341
Language
English
Published
2010-07
Publisher
Smithsonian Inst Press
Author
Jenny Thompson

Description

Thompson sheds light on war reenactments and the ways people actually make use of history in their daily lives. She also looks intensely into the meaning of war itself and how wars have become the heart of American history.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • War Games: The Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today
    War Games: The Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today
    By Thomas B. Allen

    The President was eating his breakfast , and McNamara was there . ... A message was sent back and the morning wore along and everybody was speaking in a very low tone of voice , and the Russian text was examined very carefully to be ...

  • War Games: A History of War on Paper
    War Games: A History of War on Paper
    By Philipp Von Hilgers

    In this book, Philipp von Hilgers examines the theory and practice of war games through history, from the medieval game boards, captured on parchment, to the paper map exercises of the Third Reich.

  • War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-Century War Reenactors
    War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-Century War Reenactors
    By Jenny Thompson

    War Games sheds light on the ways people actually make use of history in their daily lives and looks intensely into the meaning of war itself and how wars have become the heart of American history.

  • The Complete Book of Wargames
    By Jon Freeman

    Describes and evaluates in terms of presentation, rules, playability, realism, and complexity, wargames located in various ages and in real and imaginary lands

  • War and Games
    War and Games
    By Thomas B. Allen, Tim Cornell

    These comparative studies focus on the relationship between war and games in an effort to achieve an understanding of the phenomenon of war, in order ultimately to avoid it.

  • Wargames: A Novel
    Wargames: A Novel
    By David Bischoff

    When a young computer genius is able to tap into the American computerized defense system, he risks setting off a nuclear war

  • War Games
    War Games
    By Audrey Couloumbis, Akila Couloumbis

    Based on a true story of World War II. For 12-year-old Petros, World War II feels unreal and far away.

  • Donald Featherstone's War Games
    Donald Featherstone's War Games
    By John Curry, Donald Featherstone

    This revised edition includes new material including a foreword by Paddy Griffith, the full version of the Lionel Tarr Modern Wargaming Rules (modern being for Wordl War II) and a timeline of wargaming.

  • War Games
    War Games
    By Jonna Eagle

    Organized around three modes of war representation--live, screen-based, and interactive--this book provides an overview of the nature, function, and appeal of war games.

  • War Games: The Psychology of Combat
    War Games: The Psychology of Combat
    By Leo Murray

    Fascinating and often chilling, this is the story of how psychology wins wars.