Grunt : the curious science of humans at war /
'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. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
2016
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| Edition: | First Norton paperback |
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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 could 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
- Second skin : what to wear to war
- Boom box : automotive safety for people who drive on bombs
- Fighting by ear : the conundrum of military noise
- Below the belt : the cruelest shot of all
- It could 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
- Second skin: What to wear to war
- Boom box: Automotive safety for people who drive on bombs
- Fighting by ear: The conundrum of military noise
- Below the belt: The cruelest shot of all
- It could 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
- Second skin: what to wear to war
- Boom box: automotive safety for people who drive on bombs
- Fighting by ear: the conundrum of military noise
- Below the belt: the cruelest shot of all
- It could 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