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Grunt the curious science of humans at war [LP]

Roach tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries-- panic, exhaustion, heat, noise. She introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer these challenges. You'll learn why a zipper is a problem for a sniper; how amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for t...

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Main Author: Roach, Mary (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 21st century.
Military research > United States.
Large print books.
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Summary:Roach tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries-- panic, exhaustion, heat, noise. She introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer these challenges. You'll learn why a zipper is a problem for a sniper; how amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds; how diarrhea can be a threat to national security.
Physical Description:431 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliography (pages 419-430).
ISBN:9781432837839
1432837834
Author Notes:Mary Roach was born and raised in Etna, New Hampshire. She has a BA degree in psychology from Wesleyan University. She spent a few years as a free-lance copy editor before she landed a job at the San Francisco Zoological Society turning out press releases. She then moved on to write humor pieces for such periodicals as The New York Times Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated. Her article "How to Win at Germ Warfare" was a National Magazine Award Finalist, in 1995. In 1996, her article on earthquake-proof bamboo houses took the Engineering Journalism Award. She published several books such as Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003) and Packing for Mars (2010).

Mary's title Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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