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''Napoleon's Campaigns in Miniature:War Gamers' Guide to the Napoleonic Wars, 1796–1815'' is a book written by
Bruce Quarrie Bruce Quarrie (1947 in London – 4 September 2004) was an English writer and author on wargaming and militaria topics. Career Quarrie studied English at Peterhouse, Cambridge University and graduated in 1968. He became a journalist with the ''Fi ...
. It concerns
wargaming A wargame is a strategy game in which two or more players command opposing armed forces in a realistic simulation of an armed conflict. Wargaming may be played for recreation, to train military officers in the art of strategic thinking, or to s ...
in the
Napoleonic era The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislativ ...
, and provides information on history, weapons, painting, and also its own set of rules. It was published on October 17, 1977 by Patrick Stephens with the . The book remained in print until at least 1992 when the 4th edition was published. One of the early works on the subject, the book has continued to exert a influence on this period in wargaming. One wargaming site says, "This book (and the rules in it) have been a Bible to many wargamers (and probably still is)".


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