Author: Leon Gray
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473863
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The British army swelled in size at the beginning of World War I. But many of these new recruits suffered from malnutrition and lacked the physical strength to serve on the front line. Doctors developed healthy diets and workouts for the soldiers and, within months, the army was ready to fight. Biology has always been an important part of war. Doctors use biology to keep troops healthy by treating wounds and effects of trauma. Biologists have developed weapons that use germs to spread deadly diseases. Warfare has led to incredible advances in biology and medicine. From blood transfusions to biological weapons, learn how doctors and biologists have changed the face of warfare!
Dirty Bombs and Shell Shock
Author: Leon Gray
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473863
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The British army swelled in size at the beginning of World War I. But many of these new recruits suffered from malnutrition and lacked the physical strength to serve on the front line. Doctors developed healthy diets and workouts for the soldiers and, within months, the army was ready to fight. Biology has always been an important part of war. Doctors use biology to keep troops healthy by treating wounds and effects of trauma. Biologists have developed weapons that use germs to spread deadly diseases. Warfare has led to incredible advances in biology and medicine. From blood transfusions to biological weapons, learn how doctors and biologists have changed the face of warfare!
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473863
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
The British army swelled in size at the beginning of World War I. But many of these new recruits suffered from malnutrition and lacked the physical strength to serve on the front line. Doctors developed healthy diets and workouts for the soldiers and, within months, the army was ready to fight. Biology has always been an important part of war. Doctors use biology to keep troops healthy by treating wounds and effects of trauma. Biologists have developed weapons that use germs to spread deadly diseases. Warfare has led to incredible advances in biology and medicine. From blood transfusions to biological weapons, learn how doctors and biologists have changed the face of warfare!
Torpedoes, Missiles, and Cannons
Author: Tim Ripley
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
In 1878 tiny Russian speedboats raced toward a huge enemy warship in the Black Sea. The speedboats carried new weapons called torpedoes. The Russian torpedoes struck the Turkish warship, and it sank. It was the first time small boats had destroyed a warship. Physics, or the science of forces, has always been an important part of war. In the late nineteenth century, inventors developed machine guns that could fire thousands of bullets a minute. During World War II, physicists took part in a top-secret project to create the most powerful weapon in the world: the atom bomb. From crossbows and cannons to rocket launchers and laser-guided missiles, discover how physicists have changed weapons and warfare!
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
In 1878 tiny Russian speedboats raced toward a huge enemy warship in the Black Sea. The speedboats carried new weapons called torpedoes. The Russian torpedoes struck the Turkish warship, and it sank. It was the first time small boats had destroyed a warship. Physics, or the science of forces, has always been an important part of war. In the late nineteenth century, inventors developed machine guns that could fire thousands of bullets a minute. During World War II, physicists took part in a top-secret project to create the most powerful weapon in the world: the atom bomb. From crossbows and cannons to rocket launchers and laser-guided missiles, discover how physicists have changed weapons and warfare!
Biological Weapons
Author: Anna Collins
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534562893
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Throughout history, armies have used various kinds of germs to cripple their enemies. International treaties currently outlaw the use of biological weapons, but this does not necessarily mean that none are being developed. Through informative text, augmented by detailed infographics and sidebars, readers learn about the history of biological warfare and ways it can be avoided in the future. Annotated quotes from experts on this topic and discussion questions are also included to give readers a deeper understanding of the many facets of this complex topic.
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534562893
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Throughout history, armies have used various kinds of germs to cripple their enemies. International treaties currently outlaw the use of biological weapons, but this does not necessarily mean that none are being developed. Through informative text, augmented by detailed infographics and sidebars, readers learn about the history of biological warfare and ways it can be avoided in the future. Annotated quotes from experts on this topic and discussion questions are also included to give readers a deeper understanding of the many facets of this complex topic.
Smoke Screens and Gas Masks
Author: Tim Ripley
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512439258
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
"Through intriguing text and graphics, readers will learn about incredible real-world applications for chemistry. To both attack and defend, scientists have used chemistry in important ways to greatly impact history through war."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512439258
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
"Through intriguing text and graphics, readers will learn about incredible real-world applications for chemistry. To both attack and defend, scientists have used chemistry in important ways to greatly impact history through war."--Provided by publisher.
Codes, Ciphers, and Cartography
Author: Terry Burrows
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473820
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
During WWII, Japan's navy relied on secret codes to communicate battle plans. By early 1942, US experts had cracked the code. The Japanese had planned a surprise attack on US Navy ships, but now the Americans knew the attack was coming. They turned the tables on the enemy and won a decisive victory. Math has always been key to warfare. Scientists use mathematical calculations to understand how missiles fly, or how to build faster airplanes. Soldiers in battle use math to figure out how to hit a particular target. From making sure an army has enough supplies to recording casualties and damage, discover how math and calculations lie at the heart of warfare!
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1512473820
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
During WWII, Japan's navy relied on secret codes to communicate battle plans. By early 1942, US experts had cracked the code. The Japanese had planned a surprise attack on US Navy ships, but now the Americans knew the attack was coming. They turned the tables on the enemy and won a decisive victory. Math has always been key to warfare. Scientists use mathematical calculations to understand how missiles fly, or how to build faster airplanes. Soldiers in battle use math to figure out how to hit a particular target. From making sure an army has enough supplies to recording casualties and damage, discover how math and calculations lie at the heart of warfare!
Robots, Drones, and Radar
Author: Terry Burrows
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1512439304
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
"With fascinating information about radio waves, virtual reality, and drones, this books covers the many ways electronics have been used and developed through warfare. Readers will learn about the important scientists and technology that have made contributions to the modern world."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Lerner Publications
ISBN: 1512439304
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
"With fascinating information about radio waves, virtual reality, and drones, this books covers the many ways electronics have been used and developed through warfare. Readers will learn about the important scientists and technology that have made contributions to the modern world."--Provided by publisher.
The Paranoia Switch
Author: Martha Stout
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374229996
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Bestselling author Stout offers a groundbreaking clinical and practical examination of how terror and fear politics affect the biology of the brain. She assures readers that they can interrupt the cycle of trauma and look forward to a future free of fear only by understanding their own paranoia.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374229996
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Bestselling author Stout offers a groundbreaking clinical and practical examination of how terror and fear politics affect the biology of the brain. She assures readers that they can interrupt the cycle of trauma and look forward to a future free of fear only by understanding their own paranoia.
Skeletal Trauma E-Book
Author: Bruce D. Browner
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 1437721702
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 3048
Book Description
Obtain the best outcomes from the latest techniques with help from a "who's who" of orthopaedic trauma experts! In print and online, you'll find the in-depth knowledge you need to manage any type of traumatic injury in adults. Major updates keep you up to speed on current trends such as the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating technology, post-traumatic reconstruction, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and more. A DVD of operative video clips shows you how to perform 25 key procedures step by step. A new, full-color page layout makes it easier to locate the answers you need quickly. And now, for the first time, you can access the complete contents online, for enhanced ease and speed of reference! Complete, absolutely current coverage of relevant anatomy and biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and associated complications equips you to confidently approach every form of traumatic injury. Enhanced and updated coverage keeps you current on the latest knowledge, procedures, and trends - including post-traumatic reconstruction, management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating systems, mini incision techniques, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and much more. More than six hours of operative videos on DVD demonstrate 25 of the very latest and most challenging techniques in real time, including minimally invasive vertebral disc resection, vertebroplasty, and lumbar decompression and stabilization. Online access allows you to rapidly search the complete contents from any computer. New editor Christian Kretek contributes additional international expertise to further enhance the already exceptional editorial lineup. An all-new, more user-friendly full-color text design enables you to find answers more quickly, and more efficiently review the key steps of each operative technique. More than 2,400 high-quality line drawings, diagnostic images, and full-color clinical photos show you exactly what to look for and how to proceed.
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 1437721702
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 3048
Book Description
Obtain the best outcomes from the latest techniques with help from a "who's who" of orthopaedic trauma experts! In print and online, you'll find the in-depth knowledge you need to manage any type of traumatic injury in adults. Major updates keep you up to speed on current trends such as the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating technology, post-traumatic reconstruction, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and more. A DVD of operative video clips shows you how to perform 25 key procedures step by step. A new, full-color page layout makes it easier to locate the answers you need quickly. And now, for the first time, you can access the complete contents online, for enhanced ease and speed of reference! Complete, absolutely current coverage of relevant anatomy and biomechanics, mechanisms of injury, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and associated complications equips you to confidently approach every form of traumatic injury. Enhanced and updated coverage keeps you current on the latest knowledge, procedures, and trends - including post-traumatic reconstruction, management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating systems, mini incision techniques, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of fractures and fixation, disaster management, occupational hazards of radiation and blood-borne infection, effective use of orthotics, and much more. More than six hours of operative videos on DVD demonstrate 25 of the very latest and most challenging techniques in real time, including minimally invasive vertebral disc resection, vertebroplasty, and lumbar decompression and stabilization. Online access allows you to rapidly search the complete contents from any computer. New editor Christian Kretek contributes additional international expertise to further enhance the already exceptional editorial lineup. An all-new, more user-friendly full-color text design enables you to find answers more quickly, and more efficiently review the key steps of each operative technique. More than 2,400 high-quality line drawings, diagnostic images, and full-color clinical photos show you exactly what to look for and how to proceed.
Shell Shocked
Author: Mohammed Omer
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465144
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Operation Protective Edge, launched in early July 2014, was the third major Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip in six years. It was also the most deadly. By the conclusion of hostilities some seven weeks later, 2,200 of Gaza’s population had been killed, and more than 10,000 injured. In these pages, journalist Mohammed Omer, a resident of Gaza who lived through the terror of those days with his wife and then three-month-old son, provides a first-hand account of life on-the-ground during Israel’s assault. The images he records in this extraordinary chronicle are a literary equivalent of Goya’s “Disasters of War”: children’s corpses stuffed into vegetable refrigerators, pointlessly because the electricity is off; a family rushing out of their home after a phone call from the Israeli military informs them that the building will be obliterated by an F-16 missile in three minutes; donkeys machine-gunned by Israeli soldiers under instructions to shoot anything that moves; graveyards targeted with shells so that mourners can no longer tell where their relatives are buried; fishing boats ablaze in the harbor. Throughout this carnage, Omer maintains the cool detachment of the professional journalist, determined to create a precise record of what is occurring in front of him. But between his lines the outrage boils, and we are left to wonder how a society such as Israel, widely-praised in the West as democratic and civilized, can visit such monstrosities on a trapped and helpless population.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608465144
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Operation Protective Edge, launched in early July 2014, was the third major Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip in six years. It was also the most deadly. By the conclusion of hostilities some seven weeks later, 2,200 of Gaza’s population had been killed, and more than 10,000 injured. In these pages, journalist Mohammed Omer, a resident of Gaza who lived through the terror of those days with his wife and then three-month-old son, provides a first-hand account of life on-the-ground during Israel’s assault. The images he records in this extraordinary chronicle are a literary equivalent of Goya’s “Disasters of War”: children’s corpses stuffed into vegetable refrigerators, pointlessly because the electricity is off; a family rushing out of their home after a phone call from the Israeli military informs them that the building will be obliterated by an F-16 missile in three minutes; donkeys machine-gunned by Israeli soldiers under instructions to shoot anything that moves; graveyards targeted with shells so that mourners can no longer tell where their relatives are buried; fishing boats ablaze in the harbor. Throughout this carnage, Omer maintains the cool detachment of the professional journalist, determined to create a precise record of what is occurring in front of him. But between his lines the outrage boils, and we are left to wonder how a society such as Israel, widely-praised in the West as democratic and civilized, can visit such monstrosities on a trapped and helpless population.
Ground Zero
Author: Ian Wisby
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479799629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
In 2015, Australia became a republic. More than eight years later, terrorism in Australia has increased. Because of this, a new counter-terrorism fighting agency was developed to combat the terror threats. Special Agent Frank Hewitt, a retired Army veteran, has been put in charge of an elite team of intelligence operatives to conduct terrorism related investigations. But, in the wake of an upcoming peace treaty, a new group of terrorists have taken possession of a shipment of nuclear material and plan to construct a dirty bomb. However, after an unexpected twist, Frank Hewitt now faces an unlikely enemy.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479799629
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
In 2015, Australia became a republic. More than eight years later, terrorism in Australia has increased. Because of this, a new counter-terrorism fighting agency was developed to combat the terror threats. Special Agent Frank Hewitt, a retired Army veteran, has been put in charge of an elite team of intelligence operatives to conduct terrorism related investigations. But, in the wake of an upcoming peace treaty, a new group of terrorists have taken possession of a shipment of nuclear material and plan to construct a dirty bomb. However, after an unexpected twist, Frank Hewitt now faces an unlikely enemy.