Interwar Period Gaming Today for Conflicts Tomorrow: Press 'Start' to Play

Abstract

Wargaming is a relatively inexpensive, yet powerful tool that offers creative solutions to complex problems. Current senior US defense leaders should look to wargamings best practices particularly German, Japanese, and American games between the First and Second WorldWars to shed light on an uncertain future featuring evolving adversaries, emerging concepts, and untested capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2016
Accession Number
AD1176393

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Wong

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Instructors
  • International Relations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Game Theory.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design