| Always Ready: The U.S. Coast Guard
(Power) (Paperback), by Kit Bonner. Zenith Press (June 4, 2004).
The U.S. Coast Guard's motto, Semper
Paratus, translates to "Always Ready," which is the code by which thousands of
men and women have lived and died. The U.S. Coast Guard conducts maritime security,
safety, homeland security, military duties in time of war, ice operations, and many other
duties that sometimes go unnoticed. In an average day, there are 109 search and rescue
missions and 10 lives are saved. This book covers the fascinating history of this branch
of the military, providing information on various duties, and discuss how the U.S. Coast
Guard has changed since September 11, 2001. Information
Character in
Action: The U.S. Coast Guard on Leadership (Hardcover), by Donald T. Phillips and
James M. Loy. US Naval Institute Press; 1 edition (June 2003).
How does the U.S. Coast Guard create,
instill, and maintain leadership throughout a 40,000 member force spread across the United
States? A former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and a best-selling author combine
their knowledge of the subject to offer a formula for success. Donald T. Phillips, who has
written eight books on leadership, asserts that the Coast Guard is a superlative example
of an organization with effective leadership, loaded with leaders at all levels. From a
guardsman scraping barnacles off buoys in the Gulf of Mexico to the captain of a cutter in
the Gulf of Alaska to the Commandant in Washington, they know exactly what leadership is,
how it works, and why it is important. This case study in leadership uses the Coast Guard
as an example for other organizations who want to imbue leadership to every single one of
its members. An effective leadership beacon, the book is replete with tangible examples,
vivid anecdotes, and explicit guidelines on how to instill leadership throughout an entire
organization. Stories abound on Coast Guard efficiency, innovation, and heroism and many
are used to illustrate the service's effectiveness and to engage the reader. From the
military and government communities to the business world, a variety of organizations can
benefit from this outstanding leadership guide. Information
LUCKY
THIRTEEN: D-Days in the Pacific with the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II (Hardcover),
by Ken Wiley. Casemate (February 2007).
In this book, Ken Wiley, a Coast
Guardsman on an Attack Transport in the Pacific, relates the intricate, often nerve
wracking story of how the United States projected its power across 6,000 miles in the
teeth of fanatical Japanese resistance. Each invasion was a swirl of moving parts, from
frogmen to fire support, transport mother ships to Attack Transports, the smaller Higgins
boats (LCVPs), and during the last terrifying stage the courageous men who would storm the
beaches. The author participated in the campaigns for the Marshall Islands, the Marianas
the Philippines and Okinawa, and with a precise eye for detail relates numerous aspects of
landing craft operations, such as ferrying wounded, that are often discounted. He conveys
the terror and horrors of war, as well as, on occasion, the thrill, while not neglecting
the humor and cameraderie of wartime life. An exciting book, full of harrowing combat
action, Lucky Thirteen also provides a valuable service in expanding our knowledge of
exactly how World War II's massive amphibious operations were undertaken. Information
The U.S.
Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can it be Accelerated? Will it Meet
Changing Security Needs? (Paperback), by Brien Alkire. RAND Corporation (June 25,
2005).
Explores acceleration of the pace at
which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assests that it will operate in teh
deepwater environment and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program to
modernize its aging cutters and aircraft will provide the Coast Guard with a force
structure to meet the demands of its traditional missions and emerging responsibilities. Information
U.S. Coast Guard #515 (Paperback), by
Richard Block. ProStar Publications, Inc. (August 2003).
This comprehensive two volume set is
edited by Richard Block of Marine Education Textbooks and contains selected regulations
enforced by the United States Coast Guard from Title 33 (Navigation and Navigable Waters)
and Title 46 (Shipping) of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These regulations relate
to all non-U.S. Flag vessel design, equipement and operations in United States Waters.
This edition also includes Tempory Interim Rules on Maritime Security. Information
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary: Birth to the New
Normalcy, 1939-2007 (Hardcover). Turner Publishing Company (KY) (August 2007). Information
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