Grunt : the curious science of humans at war
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- ISBN: 9780393354379 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0393354377 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
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285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition: First Norton paperback
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Second skin: what to wear to war -- Boom box: automotive safety for people who drive on bombs -- 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. |
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Subject: | Military art and science Technological innovations United States Military art and science Technological innovations United States History 21st century Military research United States USA |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | U 43 .U5 R63 2016 | 30775305525181 | General Collection | Available | - |