Synopsis Greenland's strategic importance to the United States began in World War II. The Cold War saw extensive US military development on the island. Now, President Trump seeks to acquire Greenland. This echoes past US military ambitions. Denmark has historically maintained sovereignty. Current geopolitical shifts are renewing interest in the Arctic island. The last Nazis on Greenland were captured in October 1944, when American soldiers raided a hidden German weather station on the island's desolate west coast and took dozens of prisoners. Within a year, Germany would be defeated and World War II would be over. But 80 years of...