Not Your Father S Coast Guard
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Not Your Father S Coast Guard
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Author : Matthew Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009
Not Your Father S Coast Guard written by Matthew Mitchell and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Drug control categories.
While the Coast Guard's many battles at sea in the War on Drugs are widely known, its participation in the ground offensive is not. Indeed, the Guard didn't just send its cutters to interdict narcotics-laden vessels attempting to bring their illicit cargo into Uncle Sam's territorial waters, it sent ground troops to foreign lands to train their forces and, when necessary, directly engage the enemy. But to create the type of force needed was no small task and would not be without tribulation, both from within and outside the organization. The road traveled to complete the mission was laden with obstacles. This is not a story about the Coast Guard you know, or think you know. Rather, this is a story about the other side, the side that history nearly forgot; not the standard, but the antithesis of standard. It is a story that will undoubtedly make even the most seasoned Coast Guardsmen question their understanding of the organization to which they belong. To be sure, "This is not your father's Coast Guard."
Rescue Warriors
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Author : David Helvarg
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2009-05-12
Rescue Warriors written by David Helvarg and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-12 with History categories.
Since its founding more than two hundred years ago, the United States Coast Guard has rescued over a million people. On any given day, "Coasties" respond to 125 distress calls and save over a dozen lives. Yet despite having more than 50,000 active-duty and reserve members on every ocean and on our nation's coasts, great lakes, and rivers, most of us know very little about this often neglected but crucial branch of the military. In Rescue Warriors, award-winning journalist David Helvarg brings us into the daily lives of Coasties, filled with a salty maritime mix of altruism and adrenaline, as well as dozens of death-defying rescues at sea and on hurricane-ravaged shores. Helvarg spent two years with the men and women of the Coast Guard, from the halls of their academy in New London, Connecticut, to the frigid, storm-tossed waters of Alaska's Bering Sea, to the northern Persian Gulf, where they currently guard Iraqi oil terminals. The result is a masterpiece of adventure reporting---the definitive book on America's "forgotten heroes."
The United States Coast Guard And National Defense
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Author : Thomas P. Ostrom
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-10-14
The United States Coast Guard And National Defense written by Thomas P. Ostrom and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with History categories.
In addition to port security, ship inspection and safety, law enforcement, and search and rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard assumes an important role in national defense at home and abroad. To that end, the Coast Guard has carried out separate and coordinated missions with other armed forces from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and North Polar region. This chronicle of the Coast Guard's contributions to national defense examines participation in World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. Among the topics explored are defense threats, drug trafficking, and border security, as well as Coast Guard personnel, training, leadership, and assets.
The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told
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Author : Tom McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-08-01
The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with History categories.
The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm. The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five military services, which exist to defend and preserve the United States. In The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest writings about air and sea rescues that capture readers imaginations, culled from books, magazines, and elsewhere. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Kathryn Miles, Eric Hartlep, Gerald Hoover, Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Kalee Thompson, H. Paul Jeffers, and many others.
Diverted
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Author : Lori Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Wild Coyote Press LLC
Release Date : 2021-10-29
Diverted written by Lori Matthews and has been published by Wild Coyote Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-29 with Fiction categories.
"I couldn't put it down. I read the whole book in one setting." From the bestselling author of the Callahan Security Series. A steamy enemies to lovers, military, second chance, protector romance. In the heart-pounding depths of Panama, US Coast Guard leader Nick Taggert commands a squad of shattered souls, a relentless force known as Team RECON—rebuilt warriors ready to conquer demons and defy fate. Dr. Carolina Alvarez craves the adrenaline rush of the ER, but destiny has other plans. With a coveted miracle drug in her possession, she becomes a target in a treacherous game. When sparks fly and adversaries close in, Nick and Carolina form an uneasy alliance. From New York's glittering streets to Ecuador's untamed jungles, they race against time, hunted by an unseen terror. Suspense crackles with electric desire as love and danger entwine, leaving you breathless until the very last gasp.
The United States Coast Guard In World War Ii
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Author : Thomas P. Ostrom
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-08-11
The United States Coast Guard In World War Ii written by Thomas P. Ostrom and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-11 with History categories.
At home and overseas, the United States Coast Guard served a variety of vital functions in World War II, providing service that has been too little recognized in histories of the war. Teaming up with other international forces, the Coast Guard provided crewmembers for Navy and Army vessels as well as its own, carried troops, food, and military supplies overseas, and landed Marine and Army units on distant and dangerous shores. This thorough history details those and other important missions, which included combat engagement with submarines and kamikaze planes, and typhoons. On the home front, port security missions involving search and rescue, fire fighting, explosives, espionage and sabotage presented their own unique dangers and challenges.
Coast Guard Action In Vietnam
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Author : Paul C. Scotti
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Coast Guard Action In Vietnam written by Paul C. Scotti and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Well-crafted, this lively and engaging history will rejuvenate one's pride in the American military with its little-known details of the Coast Guard's involvement in Vietnam.
The Finest Hours
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Author : Michael J. Tougias
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-12-08
The Finest Hours written by Michael J. Tougias and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.
Never To Return
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Author : Robert Nersasian
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-10-01
Never To Return written by Robert Nersasian and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-01 with History categories.
Never to Return is the harrowing tale of the torpedoing and sinking of a Coast Guard ship and the loss of 171 Coast Guardsmen off the coast of Iceland during WWII. The USS Leopold was a U.S. Coast Guard destroyer escort in a convoy of merchant ships carrying war materiel to England, on the lookout for the deadly U-boat wolf packs lurking in the North Atlantic. The Leopold was largely unarmored, lightly armed, and no match for the U-255’s torpedoes. Never to Return is the story of gunner Sparky Nersasian and his shipmates’ struggles to survive the Leopold’s sinking.
All Present And Accounted For The 1972 Alaska Grounding Of The U S Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis And The Heroic Efforts That Saved The Ship
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Author : Steven J. Craig
language : en
Publisher: Copworld Press
Release Date : 2019-12-02
All Present And Accounted For The 1972 Alaska Grounding Of The U S Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis And The Heroic Efforts That Saved The Ship written by Steven J. Craig and has been published by Copworld Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-02 with History categories.
It was late November--one of the coldest periods to be on a ship near Alaska. The Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis had run aground during a severe storm and was taking on water. The engine room flooded, disabling the engines. Mountainous seas and gale force winds pounded the Jarvis, and to make matters worse, the ship was floating toward a rocky coastline that would surely destroy it and probably kill most, if not all, of the men. The ship's captain ordered an emergency message be sent to the Seventeenth Coast Guard District Office in Juneau requesting Coast Guard assistance. But there were no Coast Guard assets near enough to provide immediate help. At 7:04 p.m., for one of the few times in Coast Guard history, a MAYDAY call for help would come from a Coast Guard vessel. This is the incredible story of the grounding and near sinking of the USCGC Jarvis and how her crew fought to save their ship--and themselves--from disaster.