Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games

Over the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life. In this new work, Philip Sabin explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them in teaching.

Simulating War sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside such techniques as game theory and operational analysis. It expla...