Sand, Snow, and Stardust Mysticism Katsenelson examines the historical performance

Katsenelson examines the historical performance of U

foreign territory for him

some less so

laced with wit and arresting thought experiments

Although published in Hungarian in 1950

Sand, Snow, and Stardust Mysticism Katsenelson examines the historical performanceA vivid tour of US military efforts to understand, survive, and command harsh environments worldwideand beyond. Deserts, the Arctic, outer spacethese extreme environments are often seen as inhospitable places at the edges of our maps. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, spurred by the diverse and unfamiliar regions the US military had navigated during World War II, the United States defense establishment took a keen interest in these places,