War Games : A History of War on Paper.
Hilgers, Philipp von.
War Games : A History of War on Paper. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (235 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Battle of Numbers in the Middle Ages -- 2 Power Games in the Baroque Period -- 3 The State of the War Game -- 4 Historiography in Real Time -- 5 Higher Mathematics and Nomos of the Earth -- 6 From Formula Games to the Universal Machine -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.
9780262301169
War games--History.
Games of strategy (Mathematics)--History.
Electronic books.
U310 .H53 2012
355.4/809
War Games : A History of War on Paper. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (235 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Battle of Numbers in the Middle Ages -- 2 Power Games in the Baroque Period -- 3 The State of the War Game -- 4 Historiography in Real Time -- 5 Higher Mathematics and Nomos of the Earth -- 6 From Formula Games to the Universal Machine -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.
9780262301169
War games--History.
Games of strategy (Mathematics)--History.
Electronic books.
U310 .H53 2012
355.4/809