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The Coast Guard |  | Creators: Tom Beard, Walter Cronkite
Publisher: Universe
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 54907
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 13.3 x 9.6 x 1.8
ISBN: 0789320789
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780789320780
ASIN: 0789320789
Publication Date: September 28, 2010 (In 20 Days)
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Product Description
The definitive, official illustrated book on the U.S. Coast Guard, published in a fully updated and revised edition. Since September 11, the Coast Guard’s motto—Semper Paratus, "Always Ready"—has taken on new meaning. From protecting our coastlines to drug interdiction, combat missions, and guarding against terrorism as part of the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard maintains a constant vigil in the safeguarding of Americans. Written by an outstanding team of historians and distinguished officers, including the current Commandant USCG Admiral Thad Allen, The Coast Guard has more than 350 pages that tell the story from its origins as both the Revenue Cutter Service and U.S. Lifesaving Service to lighthouses, ice breakers, and the heroes of Hurricane Katrina. Essays on history, search and rescue, and aviation all have one common focus: the incredibly trained and highly motivated people that make up the Coast Guard.
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 Outstanding December 6, 2004
Ken Laesser (Monmouth Oregon)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a grand publication. I have been waiting patiently for this book and it exceeds all my expectations. This book can be kept with pride on any coffee table
A job superbly done by Mr Tom Beard. Thank You
Ken Laesser EMCM USCG (ret)
"You Have to go Out." December 15, 2004
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
To get a feeling of the Coast Guard it's worth a visit to the maritime museum at Astoria, Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River. The museum has several displays of the Coast Guard activities in that area, which is known for some of the roughest water anywhere. There you learn of the 'coasties' who have died on the Columbia Bar as they lived up to the motto 'You Have to go Out.'
To get a feeling for these people go do a search for the web site of the National Motor Lifeboat School. They show a movie of what the bar is like on a good day. And these people go out about 400 times a year to aid a stricken vessel.
This book is a history of the Coast Guard, but it's also a tribute to the men and women who have served in the Coast Guard since its founding in 1790. It's a huge book, profusely illustrated, well written and shows the Coast Guard as an example of the best our Government can do.
THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE February 22, 2005
Steven L. Helling (Savannah, GA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is nothing short of a family heirloom. To be cherished and passed down for generations to come. The cover is a "soft" hard cover. In the center is a large raised Coast Guard emblem. The pages are thick and glossy and full of pictures, drawings and stories from "Coasties" past and present. I have been active duty Coast Guard for 19 years and this is my retirement gift to me. The book retails for $75.00 and any price under that is a bargain for this phenomenal book.
The Coast Guard January 18, 2005
Stephen Sabel (Bellevue, WA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received this fantastic book for Christmas from my wife. My hats off to all that put this book together. Very well done. The writing and the graphics, nice job Paul, are top notch.
Its about time! July 23, 2005
Bradley J. Glover
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The other services came out with a similar book years ago. Every time I walk into a book store I immediately go to the military section with the hope of finding this book waiting for me on the shelf. I always left feeling disappointed. This book retails for about 75 bucks. Some may say that is too high a price for a book, I say it is worth every penny. Semper Paratus.
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