The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told

by Tom McCarthy

Overview

A first-ever compilation of the most courageous and stunning Coast Guard rescue stories.

The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five military services, which exist to defend and preserve the United States, and the Coast Guard's rescue personnel are second to none. In The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest writings about air and sea rescues that capture readers imaginations. It is an unforgettable collection, a new title in the series that includes:
*The Greatest Special Ops Stories Ever Told
*The Greatest Sniper Stories Ever Told
*The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493027026
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Greatest
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	412,540
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

The Falls Martha LaGuardia Kotite 1

Superstorm: Inside Hurricane Sandy Kathryn Miles 27

Saving New York Harbor William H. Thiesen, PhD 49

The Worst Days of a Bad Fall Eric C. Hartlep 57

A Long Good Night Gerald R. Hoover 67

The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II Malcolm F. Willoughby 95

Ordeal in the Ice Geoffrey D. Reynolds 113

Man Down Kalee Thompson 121

With the U.S. Life-savers: Rescue by Moonlight Francis Rolt-Wheeler 139

Figuring the Variables H. Paul Jeffers 157

Storm of the Century Martha LaGuardia Kotite 173

Two Tankers Down Robert Frump 189

Bandit Gerald R. Hoover 229

Sources 247