The United States Coast Guard and national defense : a history from World War I to the present /
Ostrom, Thomas P.
The United States Coast Guard and national defense : a history from World War I to the present / Thomas P. Ostrom ; foreword by Commander Gary M. Thomas. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - xiii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
9780786464807 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011036924
United States. Coast Guard --History.
Coastal surveillance--History.--United States
VG53 / .O873 2012
359.9/70973
The United States Coast Guard and national defense : a history from World War I to the present / Thomas P. Ostrom ; foreword by Commander Gary M. Thomas. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - xiii, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
9780786464807 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011036924
United States. Coast Guard --History.
Coastal surveillance--History.--United States
VG53 / .O873 2012
359.9/70973