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Books to go bag 180 : grunt : the curious science of humans at war  Cover Image Book Book

Books to go bag 180 : grunt : the curious science of humans at war / Mary Roach.

Roach, Mary. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780393245448 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0393245446 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780393354379 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 10 books + 1 guide in bag.
  • 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.
Subject: Military art and science > United States > Technological innovations.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 21st century.
Military research > United States.
History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Howe Library BTG BAG 180 31254002814206 Main floor Available -


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