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Rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard : great acts of heroism since 1878

Title
Rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard : great acts of heroism since 1878 / Dennis L. Noble.
Author
Noble, Dennis L.
Publication
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.

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xv, 300 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • United States. Coast Guard > History
  • Lifesaving > United States > History
  • Lifesaving stations > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. 1878-1914. Brave and persistent efforts -- Unflinching heroism -- Prodigies of heroism -- Angels in oilskins -- March 1902 -- pt. 2. 1915-1964. New weapons against the sea -- Business as usual -- The rescue of the Pendleton -- I thought it was the end -- pt. 3. 1965-1995. It is a rewarding job -- Helicopters and rescue swimmers -- Station Yaquina Bay, Oregon -- pt. 4. 1996-2003. Into the twenty-first century -- Helicopters versus gales.
Call Number
JFE 05-2259
ISBN
1591146259 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2004019829
OCLC
56348064
Author
Noble, Dennis L.
Title
Rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard : great acts of heroism since 1878 / Dennis L. Noble.
Imprint
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index.
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JFE 05-2259
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