{"product_id":"the-fighting-coast-guard-9780700633944","title":"The Fighting Coast Guard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of essays, written by the some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlighting the wartime roles played by the United States’ oldest federal maritime service, from its inception through the last decade of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The history of America’s Coast Guard is filled with more heroes and heroism than most of the navies that ever sailed the seven seas. Snell’s work is informative, groundbreaking, and inspiring.\"—James Jay Carafano, vice president, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is no comparable anthology on the Coast Guard at war. The combination of general descriptive essays and more focused chapters on specific ships or campaigns make for intriguing and informative reading. Anyone who reads this book will come away with a broad knowledge of Coast Guard history and better appreciation for its activities during wartime.\"—Robert Wooster, retired Regents Professor of History at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-Corpus Christi and author of \u003ci\u003eThe United States Army and the Making of America: From Confederation to Empire, 1775–1903\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword, \u003ci\u003eAdmiral Thad Allen, Twenty-third Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: “In Spite of Foeman’s Might. . . Fr Showing How to Fight”: A Chronological Overview of the U.S. Coast Guard as a Combatant Force, 1917-19941, \u003ci\u003eMark A. Snell\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: A Historical Overview of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, 1798-1898, \u003ci\u003eC. Douglas Kroll\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. “The Highest Traditions of Any Service\"”: Thje U.S. Coast Guard’s Attempt to Save the British Collier \u003ci\u003eWellington\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobert Browning Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Loss of the USS \u003ci\u003eTampa\u003c\/i\u003e at Its Lasting Legacy, \u003ci\u003eNora Chidlow and Arlyn Danielson\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Conflagration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. “Remember Pearl harbor”: The World War II Odyssey of the USCG Cutter \u003ci\u003eTaney\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaul Cora\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. “Bringing Home the Bacon”: The U.S. Coast Guard’s Participation in the Atlantic Convoy Operations of World War II, \u003ci\u003eScott Price\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Ice, Icebergs, and War: The U.S. Coast Guard in Greenland during World War II, \u003ci\u003eDennis L. Noble\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Naval Operating Base Cactus and Coast Guard Operations in the Battle for Guadalcanal, \u003ci\u003eWilliam Thiesen\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Coast Guard and the Pacific War, \u003ci\u003eRobert Browning Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. “The Mission . . . Is to Put the Army on the Beach” USCG Flotilla 10 at Bloody Omaha, \u003ci\u003eMark A. Snell\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. The Auxiliary at War, 1941-1945, \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Tilley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: The Cold War and Beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Forgotten Service during the Forgotten War: The U.S. Coast Guard’s Role in the Korean Conflict, \u003ci\u003eScott Price\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Patrolling Inshore Waters from Demilitarized Zone to Qui Nhon, 1967-1968: A Memore, \u003ci\u003ePaul C. Scotti\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. To Patrol and Interdict: The USCG Cutter \u003ci\u003eTaney\u003c\/i\u003e in Operation Market Time, 1967-1970, \u003ci\u003ePaul Cora\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. “WarTime Usefulness . . . Is a By-Product of the Coast Guard” The Origins and Early History of the Coast Guard Reserve’ Port Security Units, \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Olson\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: “He Gallantly Gave Up His Life”: Remembering and Memorializing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Wartime Service, \u003ci\u003eDarin Lenz\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of Nautical, Naval, and Coast Guard Terms and Acronyms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: U.S. Vessel and Aircraft Designations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526187753815,"sku":"9780700633944","price":33.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780700633944.jpg?v=1731863280","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fighting-coast-guard-9780700633944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}