Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland
James A. Donovan
Read by Aaron Bennett
A large volcanic island on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland was strategically located for the air and naval control of the North Atlantic "lifeline" between the British Isles and North America. In 1941, France having fallen, Britain alone faced Nazi Germany. Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill knew that the survival of his nation depended upon support from the United States, and by no means could Iceland be allowed to fall into enemy hands. By late spring 1941, Britain's back was against the wall. Churchill asked President Franklin D. Roosevelt to send American troops to Iceland to replace the British garrison there. - Summary by James A. Donovan
Chapters
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 14:33 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 12:24 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 10:08 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 11:04 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 8:03 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Outpost in the North Atlantic: Marines in the Defense of Iceland | 9:39 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Sidebars Part 1 - Activation of the 2d Marine Division; Life in the Prewar Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Leo D. Hermle; Uniforms and Equipment | 11:34 | Read by Aaron Bennett |
| Sidebars Part 2 - Iceland; Major General John Marston; Polar Bear Patch; Relations with the British; Nissen Huts; Clothing for Iceland | 11:16 | Read by Aaron Bennett |