{"product_id":"9781668095454","title":"Battle for the Ends of the Earth: The Coming Conflict in the Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctica","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBamford, James\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScribner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/20\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of such news-making bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eThe Puzzle Palace \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBody of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting account of stealth moves by superpowers in the polar regions—bold gambits that are intended to establish control of multi-trillion-dollar resource finds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Arctic has never been neutral. Since before the Cold War, the world’s superpowers have vied for ownership, and the stakes are high: the Arctic holds 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of the world’s hidden gas reserves, and has become a critical frontier for rare earth elements. The war for the region has been largely hidden, but the battle for control of the North Pole and the vast, rapidly melting Arctic Ocean surrounding it is quickly gaining intensity. And Russia has essentially taken over.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, dozens of nations are swarming over Antarctica, entranced by the colossal resource deposits beginning to be discovered under the melting ice. Currently, there are more than eighty “research” stations on the continent maintained by over thirty countries, including Ukraine. Russia alone has seven. And no one is naïve enough to think that, under the veil of conducting “pure science,” military positioning and espionage is not taking place. Even Iran has announced its intention to build a military base there.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Greenland, by contrast, seems less remote, if only because of the shock waves that have been pulsing through Europe as the US jousts for at least partial sovereignty there. This book will reveal shocking details regarding what both sides are prepared to do to gain control of, or hold onto, that frigid island. A potentially rich source of critical rare earth minerals, Greenland may hold the key either to the West’s polar power surge or complete marginalization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written by award-winning national security expert James Bamford, the first to interview American whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow and famed for his unmasking of what really goes on at the NSA in his landmark book \u003ci\u003eThe Puzzle Palace, The Coldest War\u003c\/i\u003e portrays, in stunning detail, the next phase of the world superpowers’ vying for dominance, replete with secret ice islands, exotic submersibles, clandestine listening stations, and hidden nuclear weapons\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Coldest \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar\u003c\/i\u003e is the harrowing story of an epic battle that will increasingly heat up as the world’s most remote, ice-choked regions rapidly thaw.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48698884129023,"sku":"9781668095454","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781668095454_s600x595.jpg?v=1781632028","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781668095454","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}