By John Pettegrew
American army strength within the warfare on Terror has more and more trusted the capability to work out the enemy. The act of seeing—enhanced through digital and electronic technologies—has separated shooter from goal, disposing of chance of physically damage to the distant warrior, whereas YouTube movies eroticize pulling the set off and games blur the road among simulated play and fighting.
Light It Up examines the visible tradition of the early twenty-first century army. concentrating on the Marine Corps, which performed a severe half within the invasion and career of Iraq, John Pettegrew argues that U.S. army strength within the Iraq warfare was once projected via an "optics of combat." strong army know-how built within the Iraq and Afghanistan wars has put battle in a brand new posthuman era.
Pettegrew’s interviews with marines, in addition to his research of first-person shooter videogames and wrestle photos, result in startling insights into the militarization of well known electronic tradition. a necessary research for readers drawn to smooth conflict, coverage makers, and historians of expertise, conflict, and visible and armed forces culture.
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