War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780465096145)

A leading foreign correspondent looks at how social media has transformed the modern battlefield, and how wars are fought

Modern warfare is a war of narratives, where bullets are fired both physically and virtually. Whether you are a president or a terrorist, if you don't understand how to deploy the power of social media effectively you may win the odd battle but you will lose a twenty-first century war. Here, journalist David Patrikarakos draws on unprecedented access to key players to provide a new narrative for modern warfare. He travels thousands of miles across continents to meet a de-radicalized female member of ISIS recruited via Skype, a liberal Russian in Siberia who takes a job manufacturing Ukrainian news, and many others to explore the way social media has transformed the way we fight, win, and consume wars-and what this means for the world going forward.

Author: David Patrikarakos
ISBN-10: 046509614X
ISBN-13: 9780465096145
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.90w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2017
Library Journal 11/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 01/12/2018

About the Author
David Patrikarakos is the author of Nuclear Iran: the Birth of an Atomic State, a contributing editor at the Daily Beast, and a contributing writer at Politico. He has written for the New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He lives in London.