عنوان

US Coast Guard in World War II /

(Number (ISBN

1846039193

(Number (ISBN

1849082715

(Number (ISBN

9781846039195

(Number (ISBN

9781849082716

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b786604

Title Proper

US Coast Guard in World War II /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Alejandro de Quesada ; illustrated by Stephen Walsh ; consultant editor, Martin Windrow.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Long Island City, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Osprey Pub.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

64 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), portraits ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

Elite ;

Volume Designation

180

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: The pre-war Coast Guard; the "rum war" and the "hooligan Navy;" the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary -- The Coast Guard goes to war; Pearl Harbor; command and control; USCG Women's Reserve (SPARs); uniforms -- The home front; USCG Reserve temporary members; port security and beach patrols -- The Battle of the Atlantic; pre-war operations : Greenland; Doenitz's Operation Paukenschlag, January-July 1942; the North Atlantic : "the bloody winter," 1942/43, Escort Group A-3 : convoys SC-112, ON-166, SC-121, HX-233; antisubmarine operations from May 1943 : destroyers and frigates, hunter-killer groups, the last battles, spring 1945 -- The Mediterranean and European theaters; air attacks; USCGC Menges and U-371; the Normandy landings : Assault Group 0-1, control ships, Rescue Flotilla 1 -- The Pacific theater; the Aleutians, 1942-43 and thereafter; amphibious campaigns, southwest & central Pacific : the Solomons, the Gilberts, and Marshalls, New Guinea and the Marianas, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa; miscellaneous operations in the CBI -- Aftermath & summary.

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Text of Note

During World War II, the US Coast Guard effectively became America's fourth armed service. Among their many wartime duties, Coast Guardsmen played an important role in the battle of the Atlantic and the long series of amphibious landings in the Pacific. In the merciless struggle to keep the supply lines to Europe open, Coast Guardsmen manned cutters, frigates and destroyers charged with protecting the Atlantic convoys from Germany's U-boats. The Coast Guard's boat-handling expertise was often crucial in landing troops on Japanese-held islands throughout the Pacific campaign, where they manned hundreds of ships and thousands of amphibious craft, and their skills were also put to full use during the Normandy landings of June 1944. This book provides a concise account of the Coast Guard's war, fully illustrated with wartime photos and uniform plates.

Parallel Title

U.S. Coast Guard in World War II

Parallel Title

US Coast Guard in World War 2

Parallel Title

US Coast Guard in World War Two

United States.-- History-- World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

Coastal surveillance-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Atlantic Ocean.

World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Pacific Area.

World War, 1939-1945-- Naval operations, American.

Coastal surveillance.

Military campaigns.

Military operations, Naval-- American.

Atlantic Ocean.

Pacific Area.

United States.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

De Quesada, A. M.

Walsh, Stephen,1966-

Windrow, Martin.

Date of Transaction

20201207002156.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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