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H.G. Wells' Little Wars

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Originally written in 1913 by one of the greatest science fiction authors, this is a reprint of the book that gained H.G. Wells the title "Father of Modern Wargaming." Little Wars will appeal to science fiction fans, history buffs, students of politics and international affairs, wargamers, RPGers, and anyone else interested in the works of this great writer. 

Skirmisher’s edition of Little Wars is divided into a Foreword, an Introduction, six Chapters, and an Appendix. Features of this edition include:

  • Clear, authoritative, and entertaining text that reveals both the great mind and the sense of humor possessed by one of the world’s greatest science fiction authors.
  • A complete miniatures wargame system that can be played as-is or used as the basis for other miniatures rules.
  • Foreword by Gary Gygax, whose development of Chainmail and Dungeons & Dragons were influenced by H.G. Wells in general and by Little Wars in particular.
  • Introduction by publisher Michael O. Varhola that discusses the relevance of this book both when it was originally published and now.
  • Chapters titled "Of the Legendary Past," "The Beginnings of Modern Little Warfare," "The Rules," "The Battle of Hook’s Farm," "Extensions and Amplifications of Little Wars," and "Ending With a Sort of Challenge."
  • Appendix on Kriegspiel that expands upon Little Wars and shows how it can be adapted into a military training tool.
  • 20 black-and-white photographs, 19 of them from an original 1913 edition of Little Wars.
  • More than 200 line drawings from the 1913 edition of the book, shown here in red just as they were in the original.
  • Original illustrations for the Foreword and Introduction by artist George Sierestski.

This book is part of a thematic series of works on miniatures wargaming published by Skirmisher that includes the H.G. Wells books Little Wars and Floor Games and the company’s spinoff Little Orc Wars rules, the Robert Louis Stevenson Book Stevenson at Play, our namesake Skirmish! system, and the Quactica miniatures rules. 



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Wenhan W September 24, 2019 2:52 am UTC
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Hi, I bought this product years ago. recently i have an idea to translate this book into Chinese. I would like to know does Little Wars has copyright now?
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Alan W December 02, 2020 3:00 pm UTC
Published in 1913. All of the original contents are in the public domain. I would translate Floor Games as well.
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Wenhan W February 13, 2021 12:26 pm UTC
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Well i did a little translation but I found there is no suitable guns for the game.
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Andrew G April 04, 2019 2:50 pm UTC
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Why is there so much white space around the text? If I wanted to print this, I'm either wasting a lot of paper or it would be too small to read in booklet form.
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This title was added to our catalog on May 02, 2008.