Mentioned in Dispatches, S3E8 – “On Wargaming” with Matt Caffrey

COL(R) Matt Caffrey, USAF and AFRL, as well as the Godfather of the Connections conferences, joins us to talk about his historical opus “On Wargaming” and the research he did on the book. Also joining us is Chris Weave, a BuNine member, and part of the professional wargaming team at AFRL. There were a bunch...

COL(R) Matt Caffrey, USAF and AFRL, as well as the Godfather of the Connections conferences, joins us to talk about his historical opus “On Wargaming” and the research he did on the book.

Also joining us is Chris Weave, a BuNine member, and part of the professional wargaming team at AFRL.

There were a bunch of things referenced in this episode, most importantly, the PDF download of Matt’s book.  There were also a variety of other professional articles from War on the Rocks that we discussed.  And there’s also a couple of links to the Connections conferences

PDF download of Matt’s On Wargaming book
Jon Compton’s article
Peter Perla’s (and friends!) rebuttal
Phillip Pournelle’s non-rebuttal addendum
Connections (US) website

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