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Grunt : the curious science of humans at war  Cover Image Book Book

Grunt : the curious science of humans at war / Mary Roach.

Roach, Mary. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0393245446
  • ISBN: 9780393245448
  • Physical Description: 285 pages : illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.
Formatted Contents Note:
Second skin: what to wear to war -- Boom box: automotive safety for people who drive on bomb -- Fighting by ear: the conundrum of military noise -- Below the belt: the cruelest shot of all -- It might get weird: a salute to genital transplants -- Carnage under fire: how do combat medics cope? -- Sweating bullets: the war on heat -- Leaky SEALs: diarrhea as a threat to national security -- The maggot paradox: flies on the battlefield, for better and worse -- What doesn't kill you will make you reek: a brief history of stink bombs -- Old chum: how to make and test shark repellent -- That sinking feeling: when things go wrong under the sea -- Up and under: a submarine tries to sleep -- Feedback from the fallen: how the dead help the living stay that way.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 34.95
Subject: Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 21st century.
Military research > United States.

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Lakeshore Branch 355.070973 Roa 31681020009700 NONFIC Available -

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