 The Coast Guardsmans's Manual
by George E. Krietemeyer (Editor)
Regardless of rank or time in service, all Coast Guard personnel
find this manual to be essential to their professional development. Its value
as a ready source of guidance is attested to by generations of men and women
who have made it a part of their personal libraries since 1952, when the
first edition was published. Today, it remains the basic training manual
for entry-level personnel at enlisted and officer training schools |
 Guardians
of the Sea : History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the
Present ~
From the first chapter, concerning the formation of the Coast Guard through
the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life Saving Service, to
the final chapter describing the rescue of 319 passengers from the burning
liner Prinsendam in 1979, this book holds the reader's attention throughout. |
 The
Coast Guard at War : Vietnam, 1965-1975
The awesome Coast Guard fired 77,000 rounds of naval gunfire support to help
Army and Marine troops. The small patrol boats sent up the dangerous rivers
in the south were sitting ducks. You'll find out why all were not destroyed
by enemy fire. The ammunition depots in the harbors were disasters waiting
to happen until the Coast Guard got there and put things in order. |
Lighthouses
& Keepers : The U.S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy
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