War games : a history of war on paper /

The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.For centuries, both mathematical and military thinkers have used game-like scenarios to test their visions of mastering a complex world through symbolic operations. By the end of World War I, mathematica...

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Main Author:	Hilgers, Philipp von
Other Authors:	Benjamin, Ross (Translator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	War games > History. Games of strategy (Mathematics) > History. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science Electronic books.
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