An evolutionary approach to military history.
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Title: An evolutionary approach to military history.Título: Una aproximación evolutiva a la historia militar.
[EN] Abstract: This paper provides a new way of analysing the concept of change with in the field of military history. The proposal is based on the use of complex adaptive systems and evolutionary theory. We introduce the concepts of selection, adaptation and coevolution to explain how war is managed in different societies, and game theory to explore decision-making processes of commanders.
We emphasize the value of integrating formal modeling and computational simulations in order to apply the approach to real case studies. Our conclusions outline the advantages of an evolutionary military history in the difficult task of understanding the causes of transformation in past battlefield sand armies.
Keywords:Military History, Evolution, Complex Systems, GameTheory ,Agent-Based Modeling
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Resumen: Este artículo explora una nueva forma de analizar el concepto de cambio en el campo de la historia militar. La propuesta se basa en el uso de sistemas complejos adaptativos y teoría evolutiva. Introducimos los conceptos de selección, adaptación y co-evolución para explicar cómo las diferentes sociedades humanas gestionan los conflictos bélicos, y la teoría de juegos para explorar los procesos de toma de decisiones de los comandantes. Se enfatiza el valor de integrar modelos formales y simulación computacionals a la hora de aplicar esta aproximación a casos de estudio reales. Las conclusiones resumen las ventajas de una historia militar evolutiva en la difícil tarea de explicar las transformaciones de ejércitos y conflictos pasados.
Palabras Clave: Historia Militar, Evolución, Sistemas Complejos, Teoría de Juegos, Modelos Basados en Agente
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