"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -- C.S. Lewis

In future, this section will feature a tribute to British author and historian H.G. Wells' charming slim volume which laid the groundwork for hobby wargaming in 1913. Though the book was published ten years after the death of the Queen Empress, its concept of warfare is still quite Victorian, the instructive horrors of WWI still lying, as they did, a year or two in the future.

In the meantime, here are some images of the Major General's own original-edition copies of Little Wars and its lesser-known companion volume Floor Games. The books measure 8.5 x 7" (18x22cm).

And no, the Major General has no interest in selling either book.

The Major General's undying gratitude goes out to Dick Bosse of The Aldredge Bookstore in Dallas for finding these volumes.

Anyone with an interest in Little Wars (or just a sense of fun) owes it to himself to visit Richard's thoroughly charming Garden Wargaming website. Richard uses Wells' rules and Playmobil figures , for which he casts his own colonial-era accessories. Though still in its early stages, the site is already one of the most appealing miniatures sites on the Web.

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