At home and overseas, the United States Coast Guard served a variety of vital functions in World War II, providing service that has been too little recognized i
This collection of essays, written by some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlights the wartime roles played by the United Sta
Through eyewitness accounts based on hundreds of interviews with crew members; personal diaries, notes, and letters; and each cutter's logbooks and patrol repor
While the Coast Guards many battles at sea in the War on Drugs are widely known, its participation in the ground offensive is not. Indeed, the Guard didnt just