The Craft of Wargaming is designed to support supervisors, planners, and analysts who use wargames to support their organizations' missions. The authors focus on providing analysts and planners with a clear methodology that allows them to initiate, design, develop, conduct, and analyze wargames. Built around the analytic wargaming construct, organizations or individuals can easily adapt this methodology to construct educational and experiential wargames. The book breaks the wargame creatio...

A.J.M. Smith has described George Frederick Cameron as one of 'Canada's greatest poets,' who, with Isabella Valancy Crawford and Archibald Lampman, 'were cut off just when their work had reached maturity.' Cameron's poetry is rich in classical culture, and involves itself with political concerns, love and death.

In "A Search for America," Frederick Philip Grove embarks on a profound exploration of the American landscape, both geographic and ideological. Blending autobiography with social commentary, Grove intricately weaves together rich narratives that illustrate his encounters with diverse cultures and the evolving American identity during the early 20th century. His prose is marked by a lyrical precision, often juxtaposing the beauty of the natural world with the complexities and contradictions...

In "Settlers of the Marsh," Frederick Philip Grove intricately weaves a narrative that delves into the life of pioneering settlers in the Canadian prairie, capturing both the harsh realities and the indomitable spirit of human resilience. Employing a vivid and descriptive literary style, Grove seamlessly blends realism and naturalism to depict the struggles against a formidable landscape, while also exploring themes of isolation, community, and the complexities of identity. The novel is se...

In "Consider Her Ways," Frederick Philip Grove explores the complex interplay of gender roles and societal expectations through the lens of speculative fiction. The narrative unfolds in a dystopian future where women have evolved into dominating figures within a matriarchal society, challenging the traditional norms of power and gender dynamics. Grove's prose is characterized by its lyrical quality and incisive social commentary, firmly situated within the literary context of early 20th-ce...

In "The Kiss and Its History," Kristoffer Nyrop embarks on an ambitious exploration of the multifaceted significance of the kiss throughout human civilization. Drawing from a wealth of historical texts, cultural artifacts, and philosophical inquiries, Nyrop skillfully weaves together narratives that illuminate the kiss's role in love, ritual, and social dynamics. Writing in a highly engaging and accessible literary style, the book is both scholarly and evocative, as it traverses various cu...