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Rethinking military gaming: America's army and its critics

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Rethinking military gaming : America's army and its critics. / Schulzke, Marcus.

In: Games and Culture, Vol. 8, No. 2, 03.2013, p. 59-76.

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Schulzke, M 2013, 'Rethinking military gaming: America's army and its critics', Games and Culture, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412013478686

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Schulzke, M. (2013). Rethinking military gaming: America's army and its critics. Games and Culture, 8(2), 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412013478686

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Schulzke M. Rethinking military gaming: America's army and its critics. Games and Culture. 2013 Mar;8(2):59-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412013478686

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Schulzke, Marcus. / Rethinking military gaming : America's army and its critics. In: Games and Culture. 2013 ; Vol. 8, No. 2. pp. 59-76.

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