A New York Times / National Bestseller

"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.

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

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"In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey Jones has discovered the power of battle-forged friendships. Suffering a life-changing injury while deployed in Afghanistan, he faced a daunting recovery. But coming home would have been much harder without the support of his brothers and sisters in arms. In Unbroken Bonds of Battle, Joey tells the stories of those very warriors, who for years have supported and inspired him on the battlefield...

Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the 'Bomber Mafia," asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?

A chronicle of the first twenty-four hours of the D-Day invasion shares the perspectives of a diverse range of Allied, German, and French contributors to explore the conflict's strategic mastery and human realities.

Going back 100 years and drawing on his expertise, one of the most decorated pilots in history showcases the pioneers who have ruled the air from World War I to today and presents his personal account of traveling the world to find these storied aircraft.