War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception
- ISBN-10
- 0860919285
- ISBN-13
- 9780860919285
- Category
- War films
- Pages
- 95
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Verso
- Author
- Paul Virilio
Description
Looking at how the technologies of cinema and warfare have developed a fatal interdependence, this book explores these conjunctions from a range of perspectives. It gives a detailed technical history of weaponry, photography and cinematography, with accounts of films and military campaigns.
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