GREENLAND AT WAR: The United States, Germany and the Struggle for the Arctic, 1939-45

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Details how Greenland was a vital strategic position -- if you wanted to predict the weather in Europe, you had to have men in place on the vast, frozen island. The most celebrated example of Greenland's crucial contribution to Allied meteorological services is the correct weather forecast in leading to invasion of Normandy; both before and after D-Day a stream of weather reports from Greenland was essential for the Allied ability to carry out the bombing offensive against Germany. Examines how both the Germans and the Allies wanted to set up infrastructure, and the combat and incidents that ensued from it. Contains 30+ black and white photographs.