Bibliograph

Grunt, the curious science of humans at war, Mary Roach

Type

Label

Grunt, the curious science of humans at war, Mary Roach

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

portraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Grunt

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921868897

Responsibility statement

Mary Roach

Sub title

the curious science of humans at war

Summary

"Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries?panic, exhaustion, heat, noise?and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

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

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