Sunday 5 April 2020

What I am reading just now ... naturally a wargame book

I know that in this time of world crisis, a place of unreal social distancing, people contact is good via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype or Chime .. not forgetting to House Party, but it is also nice to find a quiet corner, sit down with a cup of tea and just read a good book (see below, Successful Professional Wargames: A Practitioners Handbook - maybe not available at newsagents but at good online retail outlets there should be copies available):


Graham Longley-Brown is one of the driving members of the Connections UK Professional Wargaming Conference, an experienced British Army officer and a genius of bringing together disparate information into a cohesive whole, his art is the art of the "seemingly blindingly obvious" which people forget about, he restates it and it comes to the rightful place in the front not forgotten back of the mind [thank you for also reminding us that, no one person has the answer to everything and a collective of people working together is far more stranger than a silo of clever individuals not talking to each other]:

John Curry's - "History of Wargaming Project":
http://www.wargaming.co/professional/details/professionalhandbook.htm

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Successful-Professional-Wargames-Practitioners-Handbook/dp/0244803641

PS: The introductions section itself is a "Who's Who" of Wargaming and informative read!

Note: I am not taking commission but an intent on propagating good wargaming knowledge.

;)

2 comments:

Robert (Bob) Cordery said...

It is an excellent book, and written by one of the driving forces behind professional wargaming in the UK.

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Totally agree and GLB is also a selfless sharer of 'good practice and ideas' which is to be lauded and appreciated!