Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Silvestri, Lisa Ellen.

Friended at the front : social media in the American war zone / Social media in the American war zone Lisa Ellen Silvestri. - xv, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - CultureAmerica .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of military abbreviations -- Introduction: new faces of war -- Incongruities across social media and military cultures -- From posting mail to posting status -- Photos from the field -- Marine Corps video memes -- Conclusion: this means war.

ISBN: 9780700621361 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2015020375

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Marine Corps --Social life and customs--21st century--Case studies.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Facebook (Electronic resource)--Social aspects--United States.
YouTube (Electronic resource)--Social aspects--United States.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
Deployment (Strategy)--Social aspects--United States.
Social media--Government policy--United States.
Soldiers--Social life and customs--United States--21st century.
Soldiers--Family relationships--History--United States--21st century.
War and families--History--United States--21st century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Armed Forces--Military life--History--21st century.

LC Class. No.: U766 / .S58 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 355.1/294