By C. Douglas Kroll
From Baird Maritime:
Obviously designed to inspire recruitment to and passion for the United States Coastguard, this little book also provides a useful brief history of the smallest fourth arm of America's armed forces.
Through the use of a large number of brief personal vignettes the author describes many of the incidents that put together make the USCG. It is an unusual but effective technique.
For a long time the U.S. Coastguard was a unique institution. It could be said that it was neither fish nor fowl but it worked. More recently other countries, such as the Philippines, have tried to emulate it but local conditions have necessitated variations.
The USCG performs a multitude of roles that provide its officers and sailors with an amazing variety of opportunities and experiences. This book tells us how some of its more celebrated personnel rose to the occasion.
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