Warbody: a Marine sniper and the hidden violence of modern warfare

Introduction

Part 1 Start with a bullet: the hidden dangers of lead

"What the fuck recruit?"

Violence of exposure

"Consistency is accuracy"

Lead poisoning

Part 2 Whirlwind of exposure: the ecology of modern warfare

"Gas! Gas! Gas!"

Chemical weapons

"Eccentric"

Gulf War redux

"Speed, Speed, Speed"

Hugging the dust

"You just didn't think about anything you were doing"

Part 3 Head games: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries

"Alex dead, Alex is dead"

A war of nerves

"First Civ Div

Both/And

"Helmets are everything"

Toxic triangle of warfare

"You're probably okay"

Part 4 Snake oil: navigating exposures in the American medical system

"Corpsman up!"

Healers

"It's working. This is working. It has worked."

Combat ready

"Pictures and flavors and sounds"

Epilogue

Index