Wargames: From Gladiators to Gigabytes

Introduction 1. On animals and men 2. Games and gladiators 3. Trials by combat, tournaments, and duels 4. Battles, campaigns, wars, and politics 5. From bloody games to bloodless wars 6. Enter the computer 7. The females of the species 8. Conclusions: the mirrors and the mirrored.

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