I gave this book to a veteran of the coast guard in World War II and he found all of it, including the pictures, very accurate and complete. He is loaning the book out to other veterans from the other braches of the service to show them what the coast guard did in WWII. This is a good gift for vet
US Coast Guard in World War II (Elite)
β Scribed by Alejandro de Quesada, Stephen Walsh
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 66
- Series
- Elite
- Edition
- First Edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
I gave this book to a veteran of the coast guard in World War II and he found all of it, including the pictures, very accurate and complete. He is loaning the book out to other veterans from the other braches of the service to show them what the coast guard did in WWII. This is a good gift for veterans.
β¦ Table of Contents
THE PRE-WAR COAST GUARD......Page 5
THE COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY......Page 7
THE COAST GUARD GOES TO WAR......Page 9
THE HOME FRONT......Page 14
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC......Page 19
THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EUROPEAN THEATERS......Page 37
THE PACIFIC THEATER......Page 42
AFTERMATH & SUMMARY......Page 62
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 63
INDEX......Page 65
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