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Albert Nofi

January 24, 2023

Albert A. Nofi (born January 6, 1944), is an American military historian, defense analyst, and designer of board and computer wargaming systems.

Albert A. Nofi
Al Nofi presentation at New York Military Affairs Symposium
Born (1944-01-06) January 6, 1944 (age 79)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
OccupationHistorian
Game developer
Educator
NationalityAmerican
SubjectMilitary History

Early life

A native of Brooklyn, he attended New York City public schools, graduating from the Boys' High School (now Boys and Girls High School)[1] in 1961. Nofi attended Fordham University, earning a bachelor's (1965) and a master's (1967), and then received a Ph.D. in Military History from the City University of New York (1991).

Career

From 1965 through 1995, Nofi was a teacher and later administrator in the New York City public schools. Working primarily in alternative programs, such as the Harlem Preparatory School, Park East High School, and Unity High School at the Door, he retired as an assistant principal in 1995.

During this period he also built a parallel career as an independent historian, defense analyst, and wargame designer, working primarily with James F. Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen, and David C. Isby at Simulations Publications (SPI). As research director for SPI and associate editor of the military historical simulations journal Strategy and Tactics for over a decade (1969–1982), he produced numerous articles and a number of wargames.[2] Nofi also designed the strategic wargame Imperium Romanum set in the Roman Empire, originally published by in 1979 West End Games.[3]

In addition to work for SPI, Nofi has authored, co-authored, or edited over 30 books on a wide variety of topics. Among his collaborators are Dunnigan, Bela Kiraly, R. L. DiNardo, Kathleen Broome Williams, and others.

In 1999 Nofi became a research analyst with the Center for Naval Analyses[4] (CNA), in Alexandria, Virginia, where he worked with game theorist Peter P. Perla. Nofi was the CNA field representative to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group,[5] in Newport, Rhode Island, from 2001 until mid-2005, before returning to CNA. While at CNA he wrote "Recent Trends in Thinking About Warfare" and several other analytical papers. He retired from CNA at the end of 2006.

Nofi has lectured at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library and Archives Canada, the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site (home of the National Museum of the Pacific War), the Air War College, the Command and Staff College of the Marine Corps University, a number of other colleges and universities, and numerous Civil War Round Tables and local historical societies.

For many years an Associate Fellow of the U.S. Civil War Center, a Director of the New York Military Affairs Symposium since its formation, a member of the Society for Military History and a number of other military and historical societies, Nofi is also a founding member of the Italian American Italian Studies Association,[6] of which he was corresponding secretary for several years.

Since 1997, Nofi has contributed a regular column to North & South magazine. In 1998, he became a contributing editor to StrategyPage, for which he writes a regular column.[7]

In 2011 Nofi's book To Train the Fleet for War: The U.S. Navy's Fleet Problems, 1923-1940 (see review) was awarded the John Lyman Book Award in Navy History by the North American Society for Oceanic History[8] and given "Honorable Mention" by The New York Chapter of the Navy League of the United States for its Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History. To Train the Fleet for War discusses the US Navy's interwar Fleet Problems - large-scale real-world wargames played by the majority of the US Navy every year from 1923 to 1940 - in detail, both cataloguing each individual problem and describing the overall nature and evolution of the wargames over their 17 years of existence.

Select bibliography

  • (1992) The Alamo and the Texas War of Independence, September 30, 1835, to April 21, 1836: Heroes, Myths, and History, Conshohocken, PA: Combined Books, Inc., ISBN 0-938289-10-1
  • (1992) The Civil War Notebook, Perseus Books Group.
  • (1993) The Waterloo Campaign: June 1815. USA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-938289-98-5
  • (1994) Gettysburg Campaign June–July 1863, Perseus Books Group.
  • (1995) A Civil War Treasury, Perseus Books Group.
  • (1995) The War Against Hitler, Perseus Books Group.
  • (1996) The Spanish–American War. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania: Combined Books Inc., 1996. ISBN 0-938289-57-8.
  • (1997) Marine Corps Book Of Lists, Perseus Books Group.
  • (2010) "To Train the Fleet for War": The U.S. Navy Fleet Problems, 1923-1940, Newport, RI: Naval War College Press. [1]
  • (2017) The Blue and Gray Almanac, Casemate Publishers.

In Collaboration with Jim Dunnigan:

  • (1991) Shooting Blanks: War Making That Doesn't Work, ISBN 0-688-08947-X.
  • (1994) Medieval Life and the Hundred Years War, available online [2]
  • (1994) Dirty Little Secrets of World War II: Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest, Most Terrible War in History, William Morrow & Company. ISBN 0-688-12235-3.
  • (1995) Victory at Sea: World War II in the Pacific, William Morrow & Company, 1995. ISBN 0-688-14947-2.
  • (1998) The Pacific War Encyclopedia, Facts on File, 1998. ISBN 0-8160-3439-7.
  • (1999) Dirty Little Secrets: American Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know, St. Martins Press, ISBN 0-312-19857-4.
  • (2001) Victory and Deceit: Deception and Trickery at War, 2nd edition, Writers Club Press, ISBN 0-595-18405-7.
  • (2001) Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know, St. Martins Griffin, ISBN 0-312-25282-X.

Other collaborations

  • (1986) War and Society in East Central Europe in the Era of World War I, edited with Béla Király and Nandor Dreisziger. Atlantic Research and Publications/Columbia University Press.
  • (1988) East Central European War Leaders, Civil and Military, 1740-1920, edited with Bela K. Kiraly. Atlantic Research and Publications/Columbia University Press.[9]
  • (1993) The Civil War Book of Lists, edited with John Cannon, Ken Gallagher, and David G. Martin. Combined Publishing.
  • (1998) James Longstreet, the Man, the Soldier, the Controversy, edited with Richard L. DiNardo. Combined Publishing.[10]

Games

  • Al' Nofi's Imperium Romanum Decision Games, 2018.[11]
  • The Great War: 1914-1918. Mission Viejo: One Small Step, 2015.
  • Victory at Sea, with James F. Dunnigan. 360-Pacific, 1994.
  • The Hundred Years' War, [3] with James F. Dunnigan. StrategyWorld, 1992.
  • Man-at-Arms, with James F. Dunnigan. Cambria, Ca: 3W Inc, 1990.
  • Imperium Romanum II. New York: West End Games, 1985.
  • Sicily: Operation Husky. New York: Rand Games, 1981.
  • Knights & Knaves: the Game of Medieval Skullduggery. New York: Nimrod Games, 1979.
  • Imperium Romanum. New York: West End Games, 1979.
  • The Great War. New York: West End Games, 1978.
  • Salerno. New York: West End Games, 1978.
  • Caporetto. New York: Simulations Publications, 1978.
  • Wellington in the Peninsula. New York: Rand Games, 1975.
  • Vicksburg: The War for the West. New York: Rand Games, 1975.
  • Centurion. New York: Simulations Publications, 1971.
  • Renaissance of Infantry. New York: Simulations Publications, 1970.

References

  1. ^ Secure.flickr.com
  2. ^ Nofi's Biography on BoardGameGeek.com
  3. ^ Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  4. ^ Center for Naval Analyses
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-11-01. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  6. ^ American Italian Historical Association
  7. ^ "Al Nofi's CIC".
  8. ^ North American Society for Oceanic History
  9. ^ Pintner, Walter M. (1990). "Reviewed work: East Central European Officer Corps, 1740-1920s: Social Origins, Selection, Education, and Training., Bela K. Kiraly, Walter Scott Dillard; East Central European War Leaders: Civilian and Military., Bela K. Kiraly, Albert A. Nofi". Slavic Review. 49 (1): 133–134. doi:10.2307/2500438. JSTOR 2500438.
  10. ^ Woodworth, Steven E. (1999). "Reviewed work: James Longstreet: The Man, the Soldier, the Controversy, R. L. DiNardo, Albert A. Nofi". The Journal of Military History. 63 (3): 731. doi:10.2307/120521. JSTOR 120521.
  11. ^ "Al Nofi's Imperium Romanum".

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board and computer wargaming systems Albert A NofiAl Nofi presentation at New York Military Affairs SymposiumBorn 1944 01 06 January 6 1944 age 79 Brooklyn New York United StatesOccupationHistorianGame developerEducatorNationalityAmericanSubjectMilitary History Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Select bibliography 4 Games 5 ReferencesEarly life EditA native of Brooklyn he attended New York City public schools graduating from the Boys High School now Boys and Girls High School 1 in 1961 Nofi attended Fordham University earning a bachelor s 1965 and a master s 1967 and then received a Ph D in Military History from the City University of New York 1991 Career EditFrom 1965 through 1995 Nofi was a teacher and later administrator in the New York City public schools Working primarily in alternative programs such as the Harlem Preparatory School Park East High School and Unity High School at the Door he retired as an assistant principal in 1995 During this period he also built a parallel career as an independent historian defense analyst and wargame designer working primarily with James F Dunnigan Redmond A Simonsen and David C Isby at Simulations Publications SPI As research director for SPI and associate editor of the military historical simulations journal Strategy and Tactics for over a decade 1969 1982 he produced numerous articles and a number of wargames 2 Nofi also designed the strategic wargame Imperium Romanum set in the Roman Empire originally published by in 1979 West End Games 3 In addition to work for SPI Nofi has authored co authored or edited over 30 books on a wide variety of topics Among his collaborators are Dunnigan Bela Kiraly R L DiNardo Kathleen Broome Williams and others In 1999 Nofi became a research analyst with the Center for Naval Analyses 4 CNA in Alexandria Virginia where he worked with game theorist Peter P Perla Nofi was the CNA field representative to the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group 5 in Newport Rhode Island from 2001 until mid 2005 before returning to CNA While at CNA he wrote Recent Trends in Thinking About Warfare and several other analytical papers He retired from CNA at the end of 2006 Nofi has lectured at the University of Paris Sorbonne the Smithsonian Institution the Library and Archives Canada the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site home of the National Museum of the Pacific War the Air War College the Command and Staff College of the Marine Corps University a number of other colleges and universities and numerous Civil War Round Tables and local historical societies For many years an Associate Fellow of the U S Civil War Center a Director of the New York Military Affairs Symposium since its formation a member of the Society for Military History and a number of other military and historical societies Nofi is also a founding member of the Italian American Italian Studies Association 6 of which he was corresponding secretary for several years Since 1997 Nofi has contributed a regular column to North amp South magazine In 1998 he became a contributing editor to StrategyPage for which he writes a regular column 7 In 2011 Nofi s book To Train the Fleet for War The U S Navy s Fleet Problems 1923 1940 see review was awarded the John Lyman Book Award in Navy History by the North American Society for Oceanic History 8 and given Honorable Mention by The New York Chapter of the Navy League of the United States for its Theodore and Franklin D Roosevelt Prize in Naval History To Train the Fleet for War discusses the US Navy s interwar Fleet Problems large scale real world wargames played by the majority of the US Navy every year from 1923 to 1940 in detail both cataloguing each individual problem and describing the overall nature and evolution of the wargames over their 17 years of existence Select bibliography Edit 1992 The Alamo and the Texas War of Independence September 30 1835 to April 21 1836 Heroes Myths and History Conshohocken PA Combined Books Inc ISBN 0 938289 10 1 1992 The Civil War Notebook Perseus Books Group 1993 The Waterloo Campaign June 1815 USA Da Capo Press ISBN 0 938289 98 5 1994 Gettysburg Campaign June July 1863 Perseus Books Group 1995 A Civil War Treasury Perseus Books Group 1995 The War Against Hitler Perseus Books Group 1996 The Spanish American War Conshohocken Pennsylvania Combined Books Inc 1996 ISBN 0 938289 57 8 1997 Marine Corps Book Of Lists Perseus Books Group 2010 To Train the Fleet for War The U S Navy Fleet Problems 1923 1940 Newport RI Naval War College Press 1 2017 The Blue and Gray Almanac Casemate Publishers In Collaboration with Jim Dunnigan 1991 Shooting Blanks War Making That Doesn t Work ISBN 0 688 08947 X 1994 Medieval Life and the Hundred Years War available online 2 1994 Dirty Little Secrets of World War II Military Information No One Told You About the Greatest Most Terrible War in History William Morrow amp Company ISBN 0 688 12235 3 1995 Victory at Sea World War II in the Pacific William Morrow amp Company 1995 ISBN 0 688 14947 2 1998 The Pacific War Encyclopedia Facts on File 1998 ISBN 0 8160 3439 7 1999 Dirty Little Secrets American Military Information You re Not Supposed to Know St Martins Press ISBN 0 312 19857 4 2001 Victory and Deceit Deception and Trickery at War 2nd edition Writers Club Press ISBN 0 595 18405 7 2001 Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War Military Information You re Not Supposed to Know St Martins Griffin ISBN 0 312 25282 X Other collaborations 1986 War and Society in East Central Europe in the Era of World War I edited with Bela Kiraly and Nandor Dreisziger Atlantic Research and Publications Columbia University Press 1988 East Central European War Leaders Civil and Military 1740 1920 edited with Bela K Kiraly Atlantic Research and Publications Columbia University Press 9 1993 The Civil War Book of Lists edited with John Cannon Ken Gallagher and David G Martin Combined Publishing 1998 James Longstreet the Man the Soldier the Controversy edited with Richard L DiNardo Combined Publishing 10 Games EditAl Nofi s Imperium Romanum Decision Games 2018 11 The Great War 1914 1918 Mission Viejo One Small Step 2015 Victory at Sea with James F Dunnigan 360 Pacific 1994 The Hundred Years War 3 with James F Dunnigan StrategyWorld 1992 Man at Arms with James F Dunnigan Cambria Ca 3W Inc 1990 Imperium Romanum II New York West End Games 1985 Sicily Operation Husky New York Rand Games 1981 Knights amp Knaves the Game of Medieval Skullduggery New York Nimrod Games 1979 Imperium Romanum New York West End Games 1979 The Great War New York West End Games 1978 Salerno New York West End Games 1978 Caporetto New York Simulations Publications 1978 Wellington in the Peninsula New York Rand Games 1975 Vicksburg The War for the West New York Rand Games 1975 Centurion New York Simulations Publications 1971 Renaissance of Infantry New York Simulations Publications 1970 References Edit Secure flickr com Nofi s Biography on BoardGameGeek com Shannon Appelcline 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing p 186 ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 Center for Naval Analyses Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group Archived from the original on 2008 11 01 Retrieved 2008 10 18 American Italian Historical Association Al Nofi s CIC North American Society for Oceanic History Pintner Walter M 1990 Reviewed work East Central European Officer Corps 1740 1920s Social Origins Selection Education and Training Bela K Kiraly Walter Scott Dillard East Central European War Leaders Civilian and Military Bela K Kiraly Albert A Nofi Slavic Review 49 1 133 134 doi 10 2307 2500438 JSTOR 2500438 Woodworth Steven E 1999 Reviewed work James Longstreet The Man the Soldier the Controversy R L DiNardo Albert A Nofi The Journal of Military History 63 3 731 doi 10 2307 120521 JSTOR 120521 Al Nofi s Imperium Romanum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Nofi amp oldid 1133600030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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