In this book, Philipp von Hilgers examines the theory and practice of war games through history, from the medieval game boards, captured on parchment, to the paper map exercises of the Third Reich. Mathematics and military strategy converged in World War II when mathematicians designed fields of operation. By the end of World War I, mathematical and military discourse in Germany simultaneously discovered the game as a productive concept. The convergence of military strategy and mathematics in war games, from medieval to modern times.įor centuries, both mathematical and military thinkers have used game-like scenarios to test their visions of mastering a complex world through symbolic operations.
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