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Wargaming Handbook

The Wargaming Handbook provides context and guidance for wargaming within Defence.

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Wargaming Handbook

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The Wargaming Handbook describes how wargaming can be used to explore issues at the national strategic, strategic, operational and tactical levels and across all operational domains. It discusses how wargaming can be applied to education and training, planning and executive decision-making. It is designed principally to introduce the topic.

The Influence Wargaming Handbook is recommended to be read alongside this publication.

Who should read this publication

The Wargaming Handbook is intended for all Defence personnel, in particular those who have wargaming as part of their responsibilities, wargame sponsors and those who are tasked to design and execute a wargame.

The secondary audience is members of other government departments, related non-governmental organisations and the private sector, with whom Defence personnel are likely to work.

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Published 4 August 2017
Last updated 30 August 2017 + show all updates
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