Grunt : the curious science of humans at war
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393245448
- ISBN: 0393245446
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Physical Description:
print
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285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
- Copyright: ©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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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Portage la Prairie Regional Library | 355.070973 ROA (Text) | 3675000216815 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |