The United States Coast Guard and National Defense
Download or Read eBook The United States Coast Guard and National Defense PDF written by Thomas P. Ostrom and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Thomas P. Ostrom |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2011-10-14 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786488551 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786488557 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The United States Coast Guard and National Defense by : Thomas P. Ostrom
Book excerpt: In addition to port security, ship inspection and safety, law enforcement, and search and rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard assumes an important role in national defense at home and abroad. To that end, the Coast Guard has carried out separate and coordinated missions with other armed forces from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and North Polar region. 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 explored are defense threats, drug trafficking, and border security, as well as Coast Guard personnel, training, leadership, and assets.
