"A Game of Contexts: Prussian-German Professional Wargames" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Feb 2021 9:41 p.m. PST |
… and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870–1880 "Professional wargames (Kriegsspiele) had been adopted by the Prussian army at the start of the nineteenth century. They received a major boost after the Prussian successes dur-ing the German Wars of Unifications (1864–70) and were subsequently introduced by the armies of other European powers, the United States and Japan. They continued to play a vital role in the twentieth century, and all major German campaigns during the First and Second World Wars were prepared by wargames.1 I provide a descriptive analy-sis of the main forms of Prussian-German wargames during the key decade between 1870 and 1880.2 I then argue that the success of German wargames can be understood in…"
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Armand
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| Chimpy | 23 Feb 2021 9:44 p.m. PST |
Sorry Tango but no link came through. |
| Tango01 | 23 Feb 2021 10:14 p.m. PST |
Sorry my friend… (smile)
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Puster  | 24 Feb 2021 3:01 p.m. PST |
Good article. Thanks for sharing it! |
| Tango01 | 25 Feb 2021 1:03 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friend! (smile) Saldy maybe the last I post here and in TMP….
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Armand
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| arthur1815 | 27 Feb 2021 5:53 p.m. PST |
Thank you for this article, Armand.
I should be sorry to see you disappear from TMP. |
| Tango01 | 27 Feb 2021 9:42 p.m. PST |
Thanks for that my friend…no worry… life goes on… (smile) Amicalement
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