Title Playing war : wargaming and U.S. Navy preparations for World War II / John M. Lillard

Published Lincoln, NB : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Players ; 2. The Game Process ; 3. The Early Phase, 1919-27 ; 4. The Middle Phase, 1928- 34; 5. The Late Phase, 1935-41; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary Between the First and Second World Wars, the U.S. Navy used the experience it had gained to prepare for future wars through simulated conflicts, or war games, at the Naval War College. In Playing War John M. Lillard analyzes individual war games in detail, showing how players tested new tactics and doctrines, experimented with advanced technology, and transformed their approaches through these war games, learning lessons that would prepare them to make critical decisions in the years to come. Recent histories of the interwar period explore how the U.S. navy digested the impact of World War I and prepared itself for World War Ii. However, most of these works overlook or dismiss the transformational quality of the War College war games and the central role they played in preparing the navy for war. To address that gap, Playing War details how the interwar navy projected itself into the future through simulated conflicts. Playing War recasts the reputation of the interwar War College as an agent of preparation and innovation and the war games as the instruments of that agency. -- Inside jacket flap Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index Notes English Print version record Subject United States. Navy -- Maneuvers -- History -- 20th century Naval War College (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Naval War College (U.S.) fast United States. Navy fast Subject Naval education -- United States -- History -- 20th century Naval strategy -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 20th century War games -- United States -- History -- 20th century War games -- History -- 20th century TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. HISTORY -- Military -- Naval. Armed Forces -- Maneuvers Naval education Naval strategy -- Study and teaching War games United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2015029794 ISBN 1612348270 9781612348278 9781612348254 1612348254

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