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Books to go bag 180 : grunt : the curious science of humans at war
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- ISBN: 9780393354379 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0393245446 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780393245448 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
10 books + 1 guide in bag.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016.
Content descriptions
| 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: | History Military research United States Military art and science Technological innovations United States History 21st century Military art and science United States Technological innovations |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Howe Library | BTG BAG 180 | 31254002814206 | Main floor | Available | - |
Grunt : The Curious Science of Humans at War
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Table of Contents
Grunt : The Curious Science of Humans at War
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| By Way of Introduction | p. 13 | |
| 1 | Second Skin | p. 18 |
| What to wear to war | ||
| 2 | Boom Box | p. 40 |
| Automotive safety for people who drive on bombs | ||
| 3 | Fighting By Ear | p. 56 |
| The conundrum of military noise | ||
| 4 | Below the Belt | p. 72 |
| The cruelest shot of all | ||
| 5 | It Could Get Weird | p. 88 |
| A salute to genital transplants | ||
| 6 | Carnage Under Fire | p. 104 |
| How do combat medics cope? | ||
| 7 | Sweating Bullets | p. 124 |
| The war on heat | ||
| 8 | Leaky Seals | p. 142 |
| Diarrhea as a threat to national security | ||
| 9 | The Maggot Paradox | p. 164 |
| Flies on the battlefield, for better and worse | ||
| 10 | What Doesn't Kill You Will Make You Reek | p. 184 |
| A brief history of stink bombs | ||
| 11 | Old Chum | p. 202 |
| How to make and test shark repellent | ||
| 12 | That Sinking Feeling | p. 222 |
| When things go wrong under the sea | ||
| 13 | Up and Under | p. 242 |
| A submarine tries to sleep | ||
| 14 | Feedback From the Fallen | p. 264 |
| How the dead help the living stay that way | ||
| Acknowledgments | p. 273 | |
| Bibliography | p. 277 |
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