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What Happened to the Hood? An Analysis (Part 1)
By Paul Comben [Note: this article uses material from hmshood.com (in particular, the first photo of Hood at sea in April 1941 and is used with the permission of the HMS Hood Association along
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Washington Post: In the world of war games, Volko Ruhnke has become a hero
War game designer Volko Rulnke plays the board game Angola at the World boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA., in August. (Al Tielemans/For The Washington Post) Written by Jason Albert At the last stop on a
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The Economist: To understand war, American officials are playing board games
Military strategy War games Mar 15th 2014 TWO evenings a month, four dozen defence and intelligence officials gather in an undisclosed building in Virginia. They chat informally about “what if” scenarios. For example: what
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Financial Times: War games in The Hague: global leaders 1, bad guys 0
Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, David Cameron and 50 other world leaders are battling against the clock to protect the world from a “dirty bomb” attack by terrorists in the heart of a major financial
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Los Angeles Times: Scientists use math — and computer war games — to show how society evolved
By Monte Morin September 24, 2013, 6:00 a.m. How did human societies ever manage to evolve from small, tightknit groups into vast, organized states? Researchers, using computers and math, show it was the result of
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New York Times: Attack Ravages Power Grid. (Just a Test.)
By Matthew L. Wald Attack Ravages Power Grid. (Just a Test.) Published: November 14, 2013 WASHINGTON — In windowless rooms from here to California, nearly 10,000 electrical engineers, cybersecurity specialists, utility executives and F.B.I.
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The New York Times: Basic Training
Basic Training Recumbent strategist: H. G. Wells, left, plays at war in a game of his own devising. (Illustration from the Illustrated London News – 1913) By Mark Wallace If you happened to visit the
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BBC – Viewpoint: 10 big myths about World War One debunked
No war in history attracts more controversy and myth than World War One. For the soldiers who fought it was in some ways better than previous conflicts, and in some ways worse. By setting
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Philadelphia Inquirer: War buffs do battle (no blood), Convention pulls in fans of miniature conflicts.
War buffs do battle (no blood), Convention pulls in fans of miniature conflicts By Art Carey INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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