Book #30180

War Games: the Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Thomas B. Allen
Book #30180 War Games: the Secret World of the Creators, Players, and Policy Makers Rehearsing World War III Today - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Thomas B. Allen.

Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Book Condition: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Toronto, Hamburg, Mexico: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987.
ISBN: 0070011958

A attractive first edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with blind stamp to front free end paper, cocked spine, and minor soiling to upper roar board in Near Fine dust-jacket with light soiling to upper rear panel and minor edgewear.

Allen's book is a comprehensive history of World War III simulations, from the earliest days of the Cold War to the present. He tells the story of the people who have created and played these games, as well as the policymakers who have used them to rehearse strategies for waging war. The book is full of fascinating anecdotes and reveals the surprising ways that war games have influenced real-world events.; 8vo; FSA.

Price: $40.00