Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
I recently read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, by Mary Roach (2016). I focuses on science's efforts to help the fighting men and women of the US military deal with explosions, heat, loud noises, diarrhea, shark attacks, and damaged... members. It's tone is light and humorous, for the most part, but it does get serious at times (when discussing soldier's wounds below the belt, in particular). Nothing in the book screamed Twilight: 2000! but it was a pretty fun, somewhat informative read nonetheless. The focus is on contemporary military needs and interests, but it includes some interesting stuff on historical military R&D as well.
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