The United States Coast Guard in World War II : a history of domestic and overseas actions / Thomas...
The United States Coast Guard in World War II : a history of domestic and overseas actions / Thomas...
The United States Coast Guard in World War II : a history of domestic and overseas actions / Thomas P. Ostrom ; with a foreword by John Galluzzo.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
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N940.53/99
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 248 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- Prelude to Pearl Harbor -- The day of infamy : Pearl Harbor -- U.S. Coast Guard organization -- Port security, navigation, and aviation -- Coast Guard crews and navy ships -- Defense from the Great Lakes to the oceans -- Admiral Russell R. Waesche : wartime commandant -- Coast Guard...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"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. This history details those and other important mission. It also describes how the home front presented its own unique dangers and challenges"--Provided by publisher.
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The United States Coast Guard in World War II : a history of domestic and overseas actions / Thomas P. Ostrom ; with a foreword by John Galluzzo.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-238) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2009.
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N940.53/99
Record Identifier
74VvJA8rVZod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvJA8rVZod
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ISBN
9780786428991 (softcover)
9780786442560 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786442565 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786428996 (softcover)
DDC
940.545973
MMS ID
991008212859702626
