Paddy Griffith’s Game of War: Reflections on a Lifetime of Wargaming (History of Wargaming Project Book 1)

Paddy Griffith was a key figure in development of operational and tactical military history, as well as professional and hobby wargaming. As a senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst (1973-89) his use of wargames made significant input into strategic decisions at the height of the Cold War. He also applied wargaming as a tool to assist his research into military history, as well as for teaching.This book captures some of the key points of the development of Paddy Griffith’s ideas and innovations in wargaming, such as contributing to the Wargamer’s Newsletter, to the launch of Wargames Developments in 1980 and his correspondence with some of the key figures in wargaming.Included in this book are chapters onGaming World War III: Paddy’s Greatest LegacyThe relationship between Donald Featherstone and Paddy GriffithThe Game of War, Wargaming for TVRoleplaying the Experience of Combat: Men Against FireNaval Wargaming: Hunt the BismarckMonkey Orange Solo- The game that got him barred from SaluteThe Taiwan Crisis Game: The Game that Almost Became an International IncidentPaddy Griffith was at times a controversial character, but no-one can challenge the fact he made a significant impact in the development of study of military history and wargaming. Read more