US Coast Guard in World War II

AvAlejandro de Quesada

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del 180 i serien Elite

181 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Fler format och utgåvor

E-bok

201 kr

E-bok

201 kr

Beskrivning

Alex de Quesada reveals the full history of the US Coast Guard throughout World War II in this Elite title.In particular, the book draws attention to the little-known story of how the US Coast Guard ran a number of the landing craft throughout D-Day in 1944 as well as providing crucial anti-U-boat patrols throughout the war years. A number of Coast Guard servicemen were lost in these two campaigns, and their undeniable contribution to the US war effort deserves greater recognition. The Coast Guard also provided aviators and gunners to the Merchant Marine and manned Port Security Services.These roles are all fully explained and illustrated with rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-04-10
Mått:180 x 246 x 6 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Elite
Antal sidor:64
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Stephen Walsh
ISBN:9781846039195

Utforska kategorier

Mer om författaren

Alejandro de Quesada is a Florida-based military history writer, an experienced researcher and collector of militaria, photos and documents, who runs an archive and historical consultancy for museums and films as a secondary business. He has written over 100 articles and over 25 books, including several for Osprey.Stephen Walsh studied Art at the North East Wales Institute and has worked as a professional illustrator since 1988. Since then he has illustrated a variety of books and games including the Settlers of Catan. His projects for Osprey include such diverse subjects as the Battle of Otterburn, the Chinese army 1937–49 and the US Home Front 1941–45. He is married with two children and lives in Macclesfield.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPre-war Coast GuardThe Coast Guard AuxiliaryThe Coast Guard at WarHome FrontThe Aleutian CampaignThe Battle of the AtlanticNorth Africa and ItalyNormandy invasionPacific Theatre: From Pearl Harbor to the PhilippinesVictoryUniformsBibliography