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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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Main Author: Walling, Michael G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Camden, Me. International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2004
Subjects:
United States. > Coast Guard > History > World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Atlantic Ocean
World war, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American
Revenue cutters > United States > History > 20th century
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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