Grunt
Subtitle: the curious science of humans at war
By: Mary Roach
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780393245448
Subjects: Military research; Military art and science; Technological innovations; History
Description: "'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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-285).
Table of contents: title: Second skin : what to wear to war; title: Boom box : automotive safety for people who drive on bomb; title: Fighting by ear : the conundrum of military noise; title: Below the belt : the cruelest shot of all; title: It could get weird: a salute to genital transplants; title: Carnage under fire : how do combat medics cope?; title: Sweating bullets : the war on heat; title: Leaky SEALs : diarrhea as a threat to national security; title: The maggot paradox : flies on the battlefield, for better and worse; title: What doesn't kill you will make you reek : a brief history of stink bombs; title: Old chum : how to make and test shark repellent; title: That sinking feeling : when things go wrong under the sea; title: Up and under : a submarine tries to sleep; title: Feedback from the fallen : how the dead help the living stay that way.