Grunt : the curious science of humans at war
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016].
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
ISBN
9781410490698, 1410490696
Physical Desc
433 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level) | L.P. 355 Roa | On Shelf |
West Warwick - Adult Non-Fiction (2nd floor) | LP 355.07 ROA | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016].
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410490698, 1410490696
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-430).
Description
"'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. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you'll never see our nation's defenders in the same way again." --,(Source of summary not specified)
Subjects
LC Subjects
Large print books.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States.
Military research -- United States.
United States. -- Army -- Military life.
United States. -- Navy -- Military life.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- United States.
Military research -- United States.
United States. -- Army -- Military life.
United States. -- Navy -- Military life.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Roach, M. (2016). Grunt: the curious science of humans at war (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. 2016. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Roach, Mary. Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2016.
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