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""Does every soldier need to look like G.I. Joe? To understand the realities of the modern battlefield, first look to Thomas Hunt's fascinating history of the human-machine interface on the frontlines. His provocative analysis offers a useful guide to thinking about military success in the decades ahead.""—Admiral James Stavridis, US Navy (Ret.), 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and author of 2084: A Novel of Future War ""A thought‑provoking and creative rethinking of the human body's role within modern warfare. Hunt combines a careful historical understanding of what it meant for bodies for be 'fit to fight' with a wide‑ranging insight that encourages readers to think about the relationship between physical fitness, war, gender, and embodiment in fresh and compelling ways.""—Rachel Louise Moran, author of Governing Bodies: American Politics and the Shaping of the Modern Physique ""Fight Like a Machine makes a robust case for urgently reevaluating longstanding military paradigms around human physicality and technological integration. It is essential reading for understanding the dynamics of warfare and military readiness as economies and militaries shift from the industrial age to the information age."" —Jahara Matisek, coauthor of Old and New Battlespaces: Society, Military Power, and War

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Thomas M. Hunt is Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of Drug Games: The International Olympic Committee and the Politics of Doping, 1960-2008 and co-editor of A Global History of Doping in Sport: Drugs, Policy, and Politics.

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