Alex de Quesada reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II in this Elite title. In particular, the book draws attention to the little-known story of how the US Coast Guard ran a number of the landing craft throughout D-Day in 1944 as well as providing crucial anti-U-boat patrols throughout the war years. A number of Coast Guard servicemen were lost in these two campaigns, and their undeniable contribution to the US war effort deserves greater recognition. The Coast Guard also provided aviators and gunners to the Merchant Marine and manned Port Security Services. These roles are all fully explained and illustrated with rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork.
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Reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II. This book draws attention to the story of how the US Coast Guard ran a number of the landing craft throughout D-Day in 1944 as well as providing crucial anti-U-boat patrols throughout the war years.
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Introduction /Pre-war Coast Guard /The Coast Guard Auxiliary /The Coast Guard at War /Home Front /The Aleutian Campaign /The Battle of the Atlantic /North Africa and Italy /Normandy invasion /Pacific Theatre: From Pearl Harbor to the Philippines /Victory /Uniforms /Bibliography
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A look at the wartime service of the US Coast Guard.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781846039195
Publisert
2010-04-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
212 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64
Forfatter
Illustratør