The United States Coast Guard and National Defense

The United States Coast Guard and National Defense
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780786488551
ISBN-13 : 0786488557
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Book Synopsis The United States Coast Guard and National Defense by : Thomas P. Ostrom

Download or read book The United States Coast Guard and National Defense written by Thomas P. Ostrom and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to port security, ship inspection and safety, law enforcement, and search and rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard assumes an important role in national defense at home and abroad. To that end, the Coast Guard has carried out separate and coordinated missions with other armed forces from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and North Polar region. 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.


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