The United States Coast Guard in World War II : a history of domestic and overseas actions / Thomas P. Ostrom ; with a foreword by John Galluzzo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ostrom, Thomas P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Coast Guard.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

United States. Coast Guard--History--World War, 1939-1945.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Summary:

"The United States Coast Guard served a variety of vital functions in World War II, providing service that has been too little recognized in histories of the war. This history details those and other important mission. It also describes how the home front presented its own unique dangers and challenges"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Prelude to Pearl Harbor

The day of infamy : Pearl Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard organization

Port security, navigation, and aviation

Coast Guard crews and navy ships

Defense from the Great Lakes to the oceans

Admiral Russell R. Waesche : wartime commandant

Coast Guard air and sea warfare

The greenland patrol

The Atlantic war

Guarding the convoys

The Mediterranean : North Africa, Sicily, Italy

D-Day at Normandy

The Aleutians and the Bering Sea

The Pacific campaign

Pacific reminiscences

Return to the Philippines and victory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.

ISBN:

9780786442560

0786442565

OCLC:

261400318