Fury and Ice: Greenland, the United States and Germany in World War II

by Peter Harmsen

The first English-language monograph that covers the importance of Greenland during World War II.

The wartime interest in Greenland was a direct result of its 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 June 1944 leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1636243711
• ISBN13: 9781636243719
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 288 Pages