The
Barque of Saviors
by Russell Drumm
In 1936 in Hamburg, a splendid three-masted sailing ship was christened
Horst Wessel in the presence of Adolf Hitler and thousands of cheering
Nazis. It became a training vessel for naval officers during World War
II. After Germany's defeat, the U.S. Coast Guard found its young crew terrified
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Houghton Mifflin Co
Hardcover - 288 pages (November 16, 2001)
Careers
in the Coast Guard's Search and Rescue Unit
by Greg Roza
Card catalog description: Discusses the history of the Coast Guard's
Search and Rescue units, requirements of becoming a member of one of these
units, and the role Guardsmen played after the events of September 11,
2001.
Library Binding from Rosen Publishing Group
Book Published: January, 2003
The
Coast Guardsman's Manual
by George E., Captain Krietemeyer
(Paperback - December 2000)
Coast
Guard Action in Vietnam: Stories of Those Who Served
by Paul C. Scotti
(Paperback - November 2000)
The
Coast Guard in World War I: An Untold Story
by Alex R. Larzelere
Book Description:
Foreword by Adm. James M. Loy, USCG Commandant, 1998-2002 The U.S.
Coast Guard suffered the highest percentage of losses of any American armed
force in World War I, yet until now the extent of the Coast Guard's involvement
in that war remains little known to the public. The author, an experienced
Coast Guardsmen himself, makes extensive use of such primary sources as
personal journals and letters, cutter logs, reports of commanding officers,
personnel records, and interviews to compile this historic, first-time-ever
account. To bring the history to life Alex Larzelere draws on his extensive
seagoing background and fills the book with action narratives that document
the heroism of men like Lt. Fletcher Brown, Warrant Officer Midgett, and
their crews, who went to the rescue of ships torpedoed by German U-boats.
The Coast Guard was transferred to the Navy when war was declared in
1917. A small service of less than 5,000, it was made up of highly experienced
cuttermen, sorely needed for the U.S. Navy's rapidly expanding fleet. This
book describes the activities of the guardsmen and their units in the war
zone and at home, from the time they were mobilized and transferred until
the service was returned to the treasury department in August 1919. As
explained by Larzelere, their many operations give readers a full appreciation
of their contributions to the war effort. 240 pages.
Hardcover from United States Naval Inst.
Book Published: 30 June, 2003 |
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Commodore
Ellsworth P. Bertholf: First Commandant of the Coast Guard (Library of
Naval Biography)
by C. Douglas Kroll
(Hardcover - October 2002)
Guide
to Military Careers: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy
by Donald B. Hutton
(Paperback - September 1998)
Guardians
of the Sea: History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present
by Robert Erwin Johnson
(Hardcover - April 1988)
Lifeboat
Sailors: Disasters, Rescues, and the Perilous Future of the Coast Guard's
Small Boat Stations
by Dennis L. Noble
(Hardcover - March 2000)
Lighthouses
& Keepers: The U.S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy
by Dennis L. Noble
(Hardcover - November 1997)
Life
Inside the Coast Guard Academy (High Interest Books)
by Aileen Weintraub
(Paperback - September 2002)
21st
Century Complete Guide to the U.S. Coast Guard: Current Events, News, Homeland
Security, Immigration, Vessels, Aircraft, Lighthouses, Polar Icebreaking,
History, At War, and Safety
by Department of Defense
(CD-ROM)
21st
Century Complete Guide to U.S. Coast Guard Marine Accident Reports on Ships
and Boats from 1947 to 1999: Capsizes and Sinkings, Collisions, Fires,
Disappearances, Explosions, Founderings, Groundings, and Strandings
by Department of Defense
(CD-ROM)
21st
Century Complete Guide to Lighthouses, Light Stations and Historic Ships:
National Park Service, Navy, and Coast Guard Inventories and Images
by U.S. Government (CD-ROM)
US
Life Saving Service : Heroes, Rescues, and Architecture of the Early Coast
Guard
by Ralph C. Shanks, et al
(Paperback - April 1996)
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