Operation Valhalla: Writings on War, Weapons, and Media

by Friedrich Kittler and Friedrich A. Kittler

Book Overview

Operation Valhalla collects eighteen texts by German media theorist Friedrich Kittler on the close connections between war and media technology. In these essays, public lectures, interviews, literary analyses, and autobiographical musings, Kittler outlines how war has been a central driver of media's evolution, from Prussia's wars against Napoleon to the so-called War on Terror. Covering an eclectic array of topics, he charts the intertwined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147801184X
• ISBN13: 9781478011842
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"