Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Format: Book Author: Roach, Mary, author. Title: Grunt : the curious science of humans at war / Mary Roach. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2016] ©2016 Description: 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm 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. Subjects: Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States. Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- 21st century. Military research -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-285). 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. LCCN: 2016008754 ISBN: 9780393245448 0393245446 Other Number: 921868897 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 263928 Call Number: 355.07 Roa Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1