Grunt

the curious science of humans at war

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Mary Roach: Grunt (2016)

433 pages

English language

Published Nov. 6, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-4104-9069-8
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OCLC Number:
944087722

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"'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"--

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Review of 'Grunt' on 'Goodreads'

Mary Roach's books are great, but this was a bit of a miss for me. Essentially it's a study of how humans overcome conditions in order to better kill each other and (in the case of the sub crew) not blow up the world when sleep-deprived.

Subjects

  • Large type books
  • Military art and science
  • Technological innovations
  • History
  • Military research

Places

  • United States