{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-own-elizabeth-buchanan-9798228650725","title":"So You Want to Own Greenland?: Lessons from the Vikings to Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy do despots over the centuries keep 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\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable guide to Greenland--why it matters, and how it could become the next global flashpoint.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 US 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 US 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuchanan poses provocative yet compelling scenarios for Greenland's future, providing an essential listen for anyone curious about this frozen frontier and its place on the world stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228650725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Elizabeth Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":47419827093759,"sku":"9798228650725","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_712a2de0-284c-4161-a52f-53321b0fdb31.jpg?v=1761514097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/so-you-want-to-own-elizabeth-buchanan-9798228650725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}