Grunt

Author: Mary Roach
ISBN: 9780393245448

Beyond weapons and strategy, Grunt is about the other side of the mayhem — from maggot debridement therapy to the slightly tricky ethics of testicular transplants, and all the esoteric reaches of military medicine in between. At a converted movie studio, amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds, while at the base for anti-terror operations in East Africa diarrhea becomes a matter of national security. Not one to shrink away from the gritty details, best-selling author Mary Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs archival World War II stink bombs, and stays up all night with the sleep-deprived crew of a nuclear submarine.A rollicking ride full of insights that fascinate as much as they disgust, Grunt is a unique investigation of the science that seeks to keep human beings intact, sane, uninfected and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.

Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publish Date: 2016-09-01

Subjects: Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects

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