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100	1		_aOstrom, Thomas P.
245	1	4	_aThe United States Coast Guard and national defense : _ba history from World War I to the present / _cThomas P. Ostrom ; foreword by Commander Gary M. Thomas.
260			_aJefferson, N.C. : _bMcFarland & Co., _cc2012.
300			_axiii, 264 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 244-254) and index.
520			_a"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.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bCoast Guard _xHistory.
650		0	_aCoastal surveillance _zUnited States _xHistory.
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