书目

Grunt：The Curious Science of Humans at War

内容简介

grunt?n.informalalow-rankingsoldierAtaconvertedmoviestudioamputeeactorspreparearmymedicsfortheshockandgoreofcombatwounds，whileatabaseinEastAfricadiarrhoeathreatensnationalsecurity.Beyondweaponsandstrategy，thisisabouttheothersideofwar–howscientistsprotectsoldiersfrompanic，exhaustion，heatandnoise.Settingabouthertaskwithinfectiousenthusiasm，theincomparableMaryRoachsniffsarchivalWorldWarIIstinkbombs，testsearplugsinasimulatedwarzonewiththeMarineCorpsandburnsthemidnightoilwiththesleep-deprivedcrewofanuclearsubmarine.Speakingtothescientistsandthesoldiers，shelearnsabouteverythingfromlife-changingmedicalproceduressuchastesticulartransplantstomoreesotericinnovationslikefiringdeadchickensatfighterjets.Engrossing，insightfulandlaugh-out-loudfunny，Gruntisanirresistibleridetothewildershoresofmodernmilitarylife.

作者简介

MaryRoachistheauthorofGrunt:TheCuriousScienceofHumansatWar,PackingforMars:TheCuriousScienceofLifeintheVoid,Bonk:TheCuriousCouplingofScienceandSex,Spook:ScienceTacklestheAfterlife,andStiff:TheCuriousLivesofHumanCadavers.HerwritinghasappearedinOutside,Wired,NationalGeographic,andtheNewYorkTimesMagazine,amongothers.ShelivesinOakland,California.

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