The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told

Tom McCarthy

Exciting rescue stories on the high seas!

The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm.

The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five military services, which exist to defend and preserve the United States. In The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest writings about air and sea rescues that capture readers imaginations, culled from books, magazines, and elsewhere. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Kathryn Miles, Eric Hartlep, Gerald Hoover, Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Kalee Thompson, H. Paul Jeffers, and many others. « less more »

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-2702-6 • Paperback • August 2017 • $18.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-4930-2703-3 • eBook • August 2017 • $17.99 • (£11.95)

Subjects: History / Military / General

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Exciting rescue stories on the high seas!

The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm.

The Coast Guard is one of the nation's five military services, which exist to defend and preserve the United States. In The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest writings about air and sea rescues that capture readers imaginations, culled from books, magazines, and elsewhere. It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Kathryn Miles, Eric Hartlep, Gerald Hoover, Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Kalee Thompson, H. Paul Jeffers, and many others.

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Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 256 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-2702-6 • Paperback • August 2017 • $18.95 • (£12.95)

978-1-4930-2703-3 • eBook • August 2017 • $17.99 • (£11.95)

Subjects: History / Military / General

Author

Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.

The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told

Tom McCarthy

The Greatest Coast Guard Rescue Stories Ever Told

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