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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Farmington Hills, Mich. :
Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning,
2017.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Roach, Mary, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Grunt : |b the curious science of humans at war [LP] / |c Mary Roach. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Farmington Hills, Mich. : |b Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, |c 2017. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c c2016 | |
| 300 | |a 431 pages (large print) : |b illustrations ; |c 22 cm | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliography (pages 419-430). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a By way of introduction -- 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Military art and science |x Technological innovations |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Military art and science |x Technological innovations |z United States |x History |y 21st century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Military research |z United States. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Large print books. |2 lcgft | |
| 690 | 0 | |a Oldham, Helen G. tribute. | |
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