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I think the guy who did the research actually ended up writing a book about it but I don't know the name.
Anyone able to identify this 'book' or monograph, or the author. I keep hearing about these but have managed to locate very few.
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I think the guy who did the research actually ended up writing a book about it but I don't know the name.
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One point is obvious — I.E.D.’s cause the highest raw numbers of injuries in both wars. From Oct. 7, 2001, through Aug. 1, 2009, explosive devices caused 25,353 casualties in the American ranks. Gunshot injuries caused 4,102 casualties. But as in past wars, the likelihood of an American dying from an I.E.D. once injured — 9.7 percent — remained far behind the dangers of the bullets, which killed 20.3 percent of the soldiers they struck. (This excludes 127 non-hostile deaths caused by gunshot injuries. Gunshot suicides skew bullet lethality data upward.) ....
Actually was able to find it. It's called Reading Athena's Dance Card: Men Against Fire in Vietnam. Written by Russel W Glenn.Anyone able to identify this 'book' or monograph, or the author. I keep hearing about these but have managed to locate very few.
I found it a weird stat. I always heard the opposite, and working with lots of x vets it was a more about firing to much.