(1980 Edition) I am dedicating this book to the people most responsible for my being in a position to write it. First, Tom Shaw, who got me into wargaming. Second, Redmond A. Simonsen, who's kept me honest and looking good in this business ever since. Thirdly, every gamer I've ever come across. Not a faceless, nameless multitude. I remember many of the faces and quite a few of the names. And I especially remember all the commendations, advice, abuse and feedback in general. Without it, there would be no point to this book at all.

To Raymond Macedonia (colonel, U.S. Army, retired), who single-handedly exposed the current generation of generals to wargaming and what it could do. His efforts, aided by a new generation of wargamers and wargame designers in the U. S. military, had a lot to do with the outcome of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and our prospects for peace into the next century.