Offers an examination of modern warfare in which the reality of battle is reduced to flickering images on a screen.

A penetrating critique by the controversial social theorist of the way governments, the military, and the media have reduced modern warfare to flickering images on a screen.

“One of the most original thinkers of our time.”—Libération

“A refreshing antidote to the ‘global village’ mantra of Net gurus, Virilio writes in the subversive tradition of Michel Foucault and Jean Baudrillard.”—Publishers Weekly

“Virilio is an impressive commentator on the conditioning power of the mass media ... he has become essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of America’s out-of-control war of prevention.”—Guardian