Quantifying counterfactual military history
Fagan, Brennen2023
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Forces shaping human history are complex, but the course of history is undeniably changed on many occasions by conscious acts. These may be premeditated or responsive, calmly calculated or performed under great pressure. They may also be considered to be successful or catastrophic, but how are historians to make such judgments and appeal to evidence in support of their conclusions? Further, and crucially, how exactly are we to distinguish probable unrealized alternatives from improbable ones? This book describes some of the modern statistical techniques that can begin to answer this question, as well as some of the difficulties in doing so.
Main title:
Quantifying counterfactual military history / Brennen Fagan, Ian Horwood, Niall J. Mackay, Christopher Price, Jamie Wood.
Author:
Fagan, Brennen, authorHorwood, Ian, 1957-, authorMackay, Niall J., authorPrice, Christopher, 1964-, authorWood, Jamie, author
Imprint:
Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2023.
Collation:
216 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781138592384 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
355.009355.009 FAG
Language:
English
BRN:
2408300
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