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.
9780700621361 (cloth : alk. paper)
2015020375
United States. Marine Corps --Social life and customs--21st century--Case studies.
Facebook (Electronic resource)--Social aspects--United States. YouTube (Electronic resource)--Social aspects--United States.
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.
United States--Armed Forces--Military life--History--21st century.