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title	:	Greenland's Icy Fury Texas A & M University Military History Series ; 32
author	:	Hansen, Wallace R.
publisher	:	Texas A&M University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	089096579X
print isbn13	:	9780890965795
ebook isbn13	:	9780585174402
language	:	English
subject	Hansen, Wallace R.,--1920- , World War, 1939-1945--Greenland, Military meteorology--Greenland--History--20th century, World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Greenland, United States.--Army--Search and rescue operations--Greenland--History--20
publication date	:	1994
lcc	:	D810.M42H36 1994eb
ddc	:	940.53/982
subject	:	Hansen, Wallace R.,--1920- , World War, 1939-1945--Greenland, Military meteorology--Greenland--History--20th century, World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations--Greenland, United States.--Army--Search and rescue operations--Greenland--History--20

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Page iii Greenland's Icy Fury Wallace Hansen TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY PRESS COLLEGE STATION

Page iv Copyright 1994 by Wallace R. Hansen Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48-1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Wallace R., 1920 Greenland's icy fury / Wallace Hansen. p. cm. - (Texas A&M University military history series; 32) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89096-579-X (alk. paper) 1. Hansen, Wallace R., 1920-. 2. World War, 1939-1945-Greenland. 3. Military meteorology-Greenland-History-20th century. 4. World War, 1939-1945-Search and rescue operations-Greenland. 5. United States. Army-Search and rescue operations-History-20th century. 6. World War, 1939-1945-Personal narratives, American. 7. Geologists-United States-Biography. 8. Meteorologists-United States-Biography. I. Title. II. Series. D810.M42H36 1994 940.53'982-dc20 93-36823 CIP Photo credits Sgt. Mark J. Johnson: pages 33, 35, 48, 58, 66, 71, 74, 91, 96, 102, 129, 131, 136, 147, 155, 170, 172, 173, 174, 185, 198, 202, 206, 209, and 214. Other photos by the author.

Page v To Ellen and to those GIs whose service in the far backwaters of the planet has passed unrecorded in the annals of World War II

Page vii Contents List of Illustrations viii List of Maps ix Preface x 1. The Polar Connection 3 2. The 1940s in Perspective 16 3. Getting Under Way 19 4. Igtip Kangertiva 29 5. The Ice Cap 39 6. Homer and the Winch Line 46 7. Weather Watching in the Frozen North 54 8. Sparks in the Polar Night 60 9. Back to the Beachhead Station 64 10. Piteraq's Rage 69 11. The Venturi Effect 88 12. When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder 94 13. Tea for Two or Three 99 14. The Northern Lights 105 15. Shine On, Shine On, Arctic Moon 110 16. Potato Mojo and Cookie's Sad Saga 115 17. Lardass and Bisson 122 18. Johan Johansen, Trail Man 125 19. More about the Dogs 133 20. Airplanes Under the Ice 139 21. Communications with the Outside World 145 22. Gearing up for the Far North 151 23. The Whiteout and Other Arctic Phenomena 158 24. Rocky Craig 165 25. Greenlanders Out of the Mists 169 26. Ski Touring Putulik 178 27. The Head of the Fjord

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