Download or read book Prisoners Bluff written by Rolf Magener and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells of the escape by two Germans from an Indian prison camp in World War II in Dehra Dun.
Download or read book Prisoner s Dilemma written by William Poundstone and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterful work of science writing that’s "both a fascinating biography of von Neumann, the Hungarian exile whose mathematical theories were building blocks for the A-bomb and the digital computer, and a brilliant social history of game theory and its role in the Cold War and nuclear arms race" (San Francisco Chronicle). Should you watch public television without pledging?...Exceed the posted speed limit?...Hop a subway turnstile without paying? These questions illustrate the so-called "prisoner's dilemma", a social puzzle that we all face every day. Though the answers may seem simple, their profound implications make the prisoner's dilemma one of the great unifying concepts of science. Watching players bluff in a poker game inspired John von Neumann—father of the modern computer and one of the sharpest minds of the century—to construct game theory, a mathematical study of conflict and deception. Game theory was readily embraced at the RAND Corporation, the archetypical think tank charged with formulating military strategy for the atomic age, and in 1950 two RAND scientists made a momentous discovery. Called the "prisoner's dilemma," it is a disturbing and mind-bending game where two or more people may betray the common good for individual gain. Introduced shortly after the Soviet Union acquired the atomic bomb, the prisoner's dilemma quickly became a popular allegory of the nuclear arms race. Intellectuals such as von Neumann and Bertrand Russell joined military and political leaders in rallying to the "preventive war" movement, which advocated a nuclear first strike against the Soviet Union. Though the Truman administration rejected preventive war the United States entered into an arms race with the Soviets and game theory developed into a controversial tool of public policy—alternately accused of justifying arms races and touted as the only hope of preventing them. Prisoner's Dilemma is the incisive story of a revolutionary idea that has been hailed as a landmark of twentieth-century thought.
Download or read book Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prison life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond written by William Charles Harris and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prison Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond written by William C. HARRIS (Lieut., U.S.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book House Documents written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion written by United States. Navy Department and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Die Chance War Null Prisoners Bluff Translated by Basil Creighton An Account of the Author s Escape from the Prisoner of War Camp at Dehra Dun With a Portrait written by Rolf MAGENER and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War of the Rebellion v 1 53 serial no 1 111 Formal reports both Union and Confederate of the first seizures of United States property in the southern states and of all military operations in the field with the correspondence order and returns relating specially thereto 1880 1898 111 v written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official records produced by the armies of the United States and the Confederacy, and the executive branches of their respective governments, concerning the military operations of the Civil War, and prisoners of war or prisoners of state. Also annual reports of military departments, calls for troops, correspondence between national and state governments, correspondence between Union and Confederate officials. The final volume includes a synopsis, general index, special index for various military divisions, and background information on how these documents were collected and published. Accompanied by an atlas.
Download or read book Unconventional Warfare written by American University (Washington, D.C.). Special Operations Research Office and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prison Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond written by Wm.C. Harris and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-05-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1862.
Download or read book The Open Road written by Clayton Holt Ernst and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prison Life in the Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond written by William Charles Harris and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prison Puzzle Pieces written by Dave Basham and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRISON PUZZLE PIECES (the first of a three volume series) is a non-fiction account of a corrections officer working in Stillwater Prison in Minnesota after he stopped traveling the country performing standup comedy and improv. Through examples, explanations and experiences, he explains how the entire system works, piece by piece, by presenting hundreds of events that occurred in that dysfunctional little city contained within those walls and razor ribbon. His unique perspectives earned him the respect of inmates and officers; on the other hand his life was in constant danger from other inmates and officers for him doing his job ethically. All of this is presented from the author’s unique perspective. It contains some historic background and events pertaining to that prison; such as the infamous Younger Brothers. There is no way to explain every aspect of this restricted society, but these books come close. Many of the things that go on in the prison that have life and death consequences and are shocking can also have a very humorous side. Background on the officer is given to help you to understand how he made his decisions, whether you agree with them or not. Officers are gradually educated through strange and bizarre experiences on the job that can’t be imagined. Letters from the inmates to the officer give insight to their various states of mind. You will learn of the different areas of the prison such as visiting, shakedown, dining hall, cell blocks, segregation, etc., how it all works and what goes on there that can be inspiring or downright disgusting. Many strange relationship dynamics exist like the officers best mentor being a convicted mass murderer, inmates that break their code and have his back, the institutions most feared inmate becoming his friend, corrupt officers harassing him and deliberately placing him in dangerous situations, and inmate relationships of all sorts. Nothing is embellished. Nothing need be embellished.
Download or read book The Rebellion Record written by Frank Moore and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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