tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post8381867854939310253..comments2024-03-28T03:10:23.679-07:00Comments on Polemarch: Air War GamesThe Polemarchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958736917525649927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post-68825416246059975032023-01-01T01:44:52.356-08:002023-01-01T01:44:52.356-08:00Ah, yes, thank you. That's the one.
I think t...Ah, yes, thank you. That's the one. <br />I think the Spick book certainly stands up to contemporary wargaming. I'm not as sure about Featherstone (to be fair, it is even older). But while there is a fair bit of nostalgia and historiography in re-reading these books, they do offer good insights into the problems of wargaming and the compromises necessary to wargame at all, and some creative ideas for solving them. These are not always the ones we adopt today, but often they are recognisable. So worth reading.The Polemarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958736917525649927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post-12293441697288009332022-12-31T07:48:14.767-08:002022-12-31T07:48:14.767-08:00You are thinking of Bruneval: https://en.wikipedia...You are thinking of Bruneval: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Biting<br />Do you think this title and/or the Spick book stands up as worth the time of the modern wargamer in its own right, or is it more for nostalgia/wargaming historiography?JWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637785437909299947noreply@blogger.com