Bloodstained sea the U.S. Coast Guard in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-1944
"In November 1941 America was not yet officially at war. Nevertheless, under orders from President Roosevelt, sailors of the U.S. Coast Guard painted their gleaming white cutters battleship gray and steamed into action against the menacing U-boats of the Third Reich. Bloodstained Sea recounts h...
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Camden, Me.
International Marine/McGraw-Hill
2004
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Bloodstained sea |b the U.S. Coast Guard in the Battle of the Atlantic, 1941-1944 |c Michael G. Walling |
| 264 | 1 | |a Camden, Me. |b International Marine/McGraw-Hill |c 2004 | |
| 264 | 4 | |c © 2004 | |
| 300 | |a xiv, 291 pages |b illustrations, maps |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Loomings September 1939-October 1941 -- On the Edge November 1941-January 1942 -- Into the Abyss February-August 1942 -- Torpedo Junction September 1942-January 1943 -- No Time for the Dead February 1943 -- Turning Point March-April 1943 -- Sea Change May 1943-December 1944 -- Final Duty -- U.S. Coast Guard Fleet During World War II -- U.S. Military and German Navy Ranks -- The Allied Convoy System -- USCGC Alexander Hamilton Citation -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat -- The Atlantic Charter | |
| 520 | |a "In November 1941 America was not yet officially at war. Nevertheless, under orders from President Roosevelt, sailors of the U.S. Coast Guard painted their gleaming white cutters battleship gray and steamed into action against the menacing U-boats of the Third Reich. Bloodstained Sea recounts how, over the next four years, these men - normally dedicated to saving lives and rescuing ships in distress - would be locked in one of the longest and bloodiest running sea battles in history." | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Campaigns |z Atlantic Ocean | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World war, 1939-1945 |x Naval operations, American | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Revenue cutters |z United States |x History |y 20th century | |
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