Paddy Griffith

Paddy Griffith (4 February 1947, Liverpool, England – 25 June 2010) was a British military theorist and historian, who authored numerous books in the field of War Studies.

He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he obtained a first-class honours degree in Modern History.

He was the author of numerous books in the field of War Studies and a wargame designer for the UK Ministry of Defence.

In 1980 while still a lecturer in War Studies at RMA Sandhurst, Griffith organised a conference, "New Directions in Wargaming", held at Moor Park, Farnham, which lasted an entire weekend (23–25 May 1980).

Since 1981, the Conference of Wargamers (COW)[6] have been held at Knuston Hall Residential College for Adult Education.