{"title":"Professor Philip Sabin","description":"\u003cp\u003eProfessor Philip Sabin’s works engage deeply with military history and strategic thinking, offering readers insightful analyses of historical battles and the art of warfare. His books combine rigorous research with clear explanations, making complex military concepts accessible to enthusiasts and scholars alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles such as \u003cem\u003eLost Battles\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/em\u003e, Sabin explores not only the events of past conflicts but also the methodologies behind war gaming and simulation. His writing invites readers to understand history through both narrative and analytical lenses, enriching perspectives on military strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lost-battles-by-professor-philip-sabin-9780826430151","title":"Lost Battles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author's introduction:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient battles seize the modern imagination. Far from being forgotten, they have become a significant aspect of popular culture, prompting a continuing stream of books, feature films, television programmes and board and computer games... there is a certain escapist satisfaction in looking back to an era when conflicts between entire states turned on clear-cut pitched battles between formed armies, lasting just a few hours and spanning just a few miles of ground. These battles were still unspeakably traumatic and grisly affairs for those involved - at Cannae, Hannibal's men butchered around two and a half times as many Romans (out of a much smaller overall population) as there were British soldiers killed on the notorious first day of the Somme.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowever, as with the great clashes of the Napoleonic era, time has dulled our preoccupation with such awful human consequences, and we tend to focus instead on the inspired generalship of commanders like Alexander and Caesar and on the intriguing tactical interactions of units such as massed pikemen and war elephants within the very different military context of pre-gunpowder warfare.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Battles\u003c\/em\u003e takes a new and innovative approach to the battles of antiquity. Using his experience with conflict simulation, Philip Sabin draws together ancient evidence and modern scholarship to construct a generic, grand tactical model of the battles as a whole. This model unites a mathematical framework, to capture the movement and combat of the opposing armies, with human decisions to shape the tactics of the antagonists.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabin then develops detailed scenarios for 36 individual battles such as Marathon and Cannae, and uses the comparative structure offered by the generic model to help cast light on which particular interpretations of the ancient sources on issues such as army size fit in best with the general patterns observed elsewhere. Readers can use the model to experiment for themselves by re-fighting engagements of their choice, tweaking the scenarios to accord with their own judgement of the evidence, trying out different tactics from those used historically, and seeing how the battle then plays out.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Battles\u003c\/em\u003e thus offers a unique dynamic insight into ancient warfare, combining academic rigour with the interest and accessibility of simulation gaming. This book includes access to a downloadable computer simulation where the reader can view the author's simulations as well as create their own.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849524990188,"sku":"9780826430151","price":73.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6170733482482.jpg?v=1759048568"},{"product_id":"simulating-war-by-professor-philip-sabin-9781472533913","title":"Simulating War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past fifty years, many thousands of conflict simulations have been published that bring the dynamics of past and possible future wars to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Philip Sabin explores the theory and practice of conflict simulation as a topic in its own right, based on his thirty years of experience in designing wargames and using them in teaching. \u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e sets conflict simulation in its proper context alongside more familiar techniques such as game theory and operational analysis. It explains in detail the analytical and modelling techniques involved, and it teaches you how to design your own simulations of conflicts of your choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book provides eight simple illustrative simulations of specific historical conflicts, complete with rules, maps, and counters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimulating War\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all recreational or professional simulation gamers, and for anyone who is interested in modelling war, from teachers and students to military officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244106985708,"sku":"9781472533913","price":62.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472533913-simulating-war-1.jpg?v=1787992968"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/professor-philip-sabin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}