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the curious science of humans at war

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An edition of Grunt (2016)

Grunt

the curious science of humans at war

First edition.

by

  • 3.7 (9 ratings)
  • 35 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

"'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"--

Publish Date
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
285

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Subjects

Military research Military art and science Technological innovations History Military art and science, history nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2016-06-26 New York Times bestseller New York Times reviewed Large type books nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2016-06-26 War Psychological aspects Militärische Forschung Ausrüstung Soldat Soldiers Physiology Military life Armed Forces United States. Army United States United States. Navy

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United States

Times

21st century
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Jun 06, 2017, Brilliance Audio
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
2017, Thorndike Press
in English
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
2017, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
2016, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
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Grunt: the curious science of humans at war
2016
in English - Large print edition.
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Grunt: the curious science of humans at war
2016, W.W. Norton & Company
in English - First edition.
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-285).

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
355/.070973
Library of Congress
U43.U4 R63 2016b, U43.U4R63 2016b

The Physical Object

Pagination
285 pages
Number of pages
285

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27208317M
ISBN 10
0393245446
ISBN 13
9780393245448
LCCN
2016008754
OCLC/WorldCat
921868897

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20028268W

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