Abstract

Since ancient times to nowadays, human beings have been involved in wars, some were defeated and others the victors, the latter, what did they have, how did they think...? What was their vision and strategy to achieve victory? People has developed the most perverse act of which we are aware in order to achieve his aims; he has simply made war and he will continue to do so until the end of his days, because that is his nature. Now, this event was perhaps initially driven by chance, by the courage, ambition and strength of those who fought. However, in its evolution it showed that despite being a repudiatory act for obvious reasons, it was still an activity full of challenges, goals, calculations and planning. It is there where military thought was born to rise to Art and Science. In the following lines, we will make a simple and illustrative passage of the virtues that adorned the great captains of history. Many names are glorious, among them Hannibal Barca, Alexander the Great, Leonidas, Bolivar or Napoleon and so on up to our time with Erich Von Manstein, Gerd Von Rundstedt, Patton, Eisenhower and Norman Schwarzkopf among others. They made use resourcefulness and educational innovation, doing so, they have shaped the strategy and written great pages of world history. In this way, the benefits of automation of war games for training new commanders.

Keywords:
art; science; strategy; tactics; planning; educational innovation; war games