{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-own-greenland-lessons-from-the-vikings-to-trump-paperback","title":"So You Want to Own Greenland?: Lessons from the Vikings to Trump - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy have foreigners over the centuries kept wanting to own Greenland? The fascinating, calamitous story of the many who've tried . . . and uniformly failed . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn indispensable guide to Greenland--why it matters, and how it could become the next global flashpoint. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since its discovery Greenland has been a frontier for human exploration, empire and geostrategic competition. This book delves into that rich history and complex politics, revealing how a country of just 56,000 inhabitants, 80% of which is above the Arctic Circle, has shaped--and been shaped by--the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Buchanan's short history begins with Erik the Red and the Vikings, Greenland's first colonizers--whose settlement of over 2,000 people mysteriously disappeared. She explores the island's evolution from a Danish possession into an autonomous territory, and its role in the World War II, when soldiers from the U.S. helped Greenland's 15-man army, operating on dogsleds, capture Nazis trying to set up secret, remote surveillance outposts. She details how Greenland became a strategic hot spot in the Cold War arms race between the U.S. and Russia -- when the U.S. built a nuclear-powered base under the Greenland icesheet, and President Kennedy devised Project Iceworm, a plan to deploy 600 ballistic ice-hidden missiles there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinally, she dissects Greenland's position today at the center of a new \"great game,\" featuring Cold War belligerents the U.S. and Russia and now China, and the mounting domestic pressures for independence--not to mention President Trump's agenda to acquire the landmass. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuchanan poses provocative yet compelling scenarios for Greenland's future, providing an essential read for anyone curious about this frozen frontier and its place on the world stage.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e PhD is a polar geopolitics expert who co-founded the polar warfare program at West Point, was head of research for the Royal Australian Navy, and been a Visiting Maritime Fellow at NATO's Defense College. Her previous books are \u003ci\u003eRussian Energy Strategy in the Asia-Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Arctic: Russian Arctic Strategy under Putin. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is currently a senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.6 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978246226221,"sku":"9781685892555","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/gzxhfWmj7V9781685892555.webp?v=1775801244","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/so-you-want-to-own-greenland-lessons-from-the-vikings-to-trump-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}