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United States Coast Guard Leaders and Missions, 1790 to the Present

Thomas P Ostrom author John J Galluzzo author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc

Published:19th Mar '15

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United States Coast Guard Leaders and Missions, 1790 to the Present cover

The history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies dates from 1790, with missions in both domestic and international waters. The service has provided aids to navigation, enforcement of maritime laws, environmental protection, search and rescue, immigration and narcotics interdiction, maritime safety assistance, port security, natural disaster response and national defense missions, including overseas with other U.S. armed forces and federal and state public safety agencies.

The Service has operated under the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation and, since 2003, the Department of Homeland Security. Its maritime mission regions have included Arctic and Antarctic waters, inland and coastal U.S. waterways and the seas and oceans of the world. This history describes how the Coast Guard has manifested its legacy and motto, Semper Paratus (Always Ready), in changing conditions under each of its leaders.

“Recommended”—ARBA; “books about the Coast Guard are few. In this one, the authors present a well-balanced, straight-forward chronological narrative of the Coast Guard from its beginnings in 1790.... The Coast Guard history is placed in perspective with the national events...and the contributions of the service to national defense, safety, navigation and marine protection are well described”—Seapower; “excellent...a wonderful introductory look at the Coast Guard in the last half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century”—Naval Historical Foundation.

ISBN: 9780786495269

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm

Weight: 481g

224 pages