| Synopsis: |
Little Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by H. G. Wells in 1913. A game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books; With an Appendix on Kriegspiel. Little Wars included fairly simple rules for infantry, cavalry, and artillery in the form of a toy 4.7 inch naval gun that launched projectiles, usually small wooden dowels to knock down enemy soldiers. In addition to it being a war game, the book hints at several philosophical aspects of war. The book is written in a whimsical style and illustrated with amusing drawings and photographs of a game being played that Wells describes in the book. Wells also gives a description of the game from the view of one of the Generals in the battle bombastically relating his memoirs. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866-1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. |