Sand, snow, and stardust how US military engineers conquered extreme environments
"A vivid tour of US military efforts to understand, survive, and command harsh environments worldwide-and beyond. Deserts, the Arctic, outer space-these extreme environments are often seen as inhospitable places at the edges of our maps. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, the United States defens...
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Table of Contents:
- List of Figures and Maps - Cast of Characters - List of Abbreviations - Introduction: Into the Extremes - Part I: Sand - Prelude - 1. The Smallest of Details - 2. Mud, Rain, Frost, and Wind - 3. The Cactus Cult - 4. The Desert Room - 5. Extreme Wish Lists - 6. Engineering Deserts - 7. Analog Deserts - Part II: Snow - Prelude - 8. Top of the World - 9. Arctica - 10. Pituffik - 11. Fieldwork - 12. Limits - 13. Secrets of the Ice - Part III: Stardust - Prelude - 14. Deserts in Space - 15. Moondust - 16. Analog Earth - Conclusion: Everyday Extremes - Acknowledgments - Notes - Selected Bibliography
