Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
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Author | Mary Roach |
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Language | English |
Subject | Science, War |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | June 2016 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Hardback |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 978-0-393-24544-8 |
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, is a non-fiction work by Mary Roach, released in June 2016. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, it covers the subject of scientific research for the military and some of the less well-known aspects of the lives of soldiers. Instead of focusing on the science that can kill (guns, bombs, drones), Roach focuses on the science of saving lives and improving the quality of a soldier's life. [1] In this book, Roach attempts to answer many questions about the military that the reader may not have thought of before, and discusses the challenges that soldiers have to face on the battlefield that do not necessarily directly involve fighting.[2] It has been described as "both entertaining and informative in the best tradition of science writing".[3]
Table of Contents
- 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 Might 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 a 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
External links
References
- ^ "Grunt Summary - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^ Roach, Mary. "Grunt:The Curious Science of Humans at War". Mary Roach. W.W. Norton and Co. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Gussman, Neil (2017). "Military Solution". Distillations. 3 (1): 38–41. Retrieved April 13, 2018.