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Deadliest Sea
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Kalee Thompson |
Soon after 2:00 A.M. on Easter morning, March 23, 2008, the fishing trawler Alaska Ranger began taking on water in the middle of the frigid Bering Sea. While the first mate broadcast Mayday calls to … |
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The Coast Guard in Action
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Ann Graham Gaines |
The Coast Guard in Action presents the history of the United States Coast Guard and provides an overview of career opportunities in this service. The book explores structure and size, careers and pay… |
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The United States Coast Guard and national defense
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Thomas P. Ostrom |
"This chronicle of the Coast Guard's contributions to national defense examines participation in World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. Among the topics explo… |
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Your career in the Coast Guard
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Tamra Orr |
Presents a guide to careers in the United States Coast Guard, covering reasons for joining and what to expect from basic training, as well as the different career paths available. |
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Coast Guard
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Julia McDonnell |
Presents information about the history, purpose, organization, and activities of the United States Coast Guard. |
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Careers in the U.S. Coast Guard
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Edward F. Dolan |
"Discusses service in the U.S. Coast Guard, including training, educational benefits, and career opportunities"--Provided by publisher. |
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U.S. Coast Guard
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Linda Bozzo |
"An introduction to what the US Coast Guard is, what recruits do, and jobs soldiers could learn. Includes descriptions of missions to rescue a sailor in a storm and directing boat traffic after the 9… |
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Bearing drift
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Peter Sloan Eident |
The author's personal tale of surviving the sinking of the Coast Guard vessel Cuyahoga, which along with the sinking of the USCG Blackthorn changed the course of the over-taxed and under-funded Coast… |
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U.S. Navy warships & auxiliaries including U.S. Coast Guard
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Steve Bush |
"This pocket-sized reference book is organized into three different sections: the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Each section begins with a brief introduction before m… |
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Never quit
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Graysen Morgen |
Two years after stepping away from the action as a Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer to become an instructor at the Aviation Training Center, Finley finds herself in charge of the most difficult class of ca… |
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Iceberg Alley
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Madelyn Klein Anderson |
Discusses the formation, characteristics, and movements of icebergs, their danger to ships, and the work of the ice patrol who cover "Iceberg Alley" in the North Atlantic, searching for the huge bloc… |
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Sea raids and rescues
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Madelyn Klein Anderson |
Presents a history of the Coast Guard from the late 1700's to the present. Includes stories of their feats in dealing with pirating, smuggling, illegal fishing, and shipwrecks. |
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The tall ship shakedown
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Neil S. Wilson |
The reader's choices control the action as a group of Christian friends have adventures aboard a Coast Guard vessel during their spring break. |
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U.S. Navy ships and Coast Guard cutters
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M. D. Van Orden |
Text and photographs introduce the characteristics and purposes of the various types of ships in the present-day Navy. |
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What does a coast guardsman do?
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Grant Compton |
Describes the training of coast guardsmen and some of their many duties including sea rescue operations and provision of weather and oceanographic information. |
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