US Coast Guard in World War II. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: U.S. Coast Guard in World War II; US Coast Guard in World War 2; US Coast Guard in World War Two
• Further Information: Note: Alejandro de Quesada ; illustrated by Stephen Walsh ; consultant editor, Martin Windrow.
• Other Names: De Quesada, A. M; Walsh, Stephen, 1966-; Windrow, Martin
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Oxford Long Island City, NY : Osprey Pub
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color), portraits
• Subjects: 940.541273; Warfare & defence; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; Coastal surveillance -- United States -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Coastal surveillance; Military campaigns; Military operations, Naval -- American; History -- Military -- World War II; History -- Military -- Naval; History -- Military -- United States; History; Atlantic Ocean; Pacific Area; United States; Electronic books; History; History -- World War, 1939-1945
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849082716; 1849082715; 9781780962153; 1780962150
• Related ISBNs: 9781846039195; 1846039193
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.