In truth, this review of Grunt should be marked a re-read, since I'd read it before but had forgotten to write a review. In this book, Mary Roach in her inimitable style explores the various scientists/engineers who work for the military and design the equipment.and procedures that are used by the men (and women) in uniform.
Mary Roach shies away from the sexy and fun stuff like weapons and armor, but goes for the weird stuff like penile reconstruction surgery for victims of IEDs. This made me a bit queasy to read about so you need to have a strong stomach.
There's also stuff like noise reduction and hearing loss (which makes sense), submarine rescue (which is pretty astonishing, but apparently those rescues using a diving bell like apparatus did happen successfully!).
The book is enjoyable to read and like all of Mary Roach's books worth your time without a lot of fluff. Recommended.
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