So Others May Live Coast Guard''s Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death

Informationen zum Autor Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a writer with hundreds of magazines articles to her credit. This is her first book. She lives in Niceville, Florida. Klappentext So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard's quiet but resolute rescue swimmers. From deep ocean caves on the Oregon coast to the panicked and chaotic streets of post-Katrina New Orleans, here are their stunningly heroic stories.In startlingly clear and exceptional writing, Martha LaGuardia-Kotite tells twelve heroic stories of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program began in 1985. These feats, told through the eyes of the heroes, reveal an understanding of how and why the rescuer, with flight crew assistance, risks his or her own life to reach out to save a stranger. Covering diverse environments-oceans, hurricanes, oil rigs, caves, sinking vessels, floods, and even Niagara Falls-So Others May Live is truly a can't-put-it-down collection. Zusammenfassung Dramatic! compelling! downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Martha J. Laguardia-Kotite, Tom Ridge, Tom Laguardia-Kotite Ridge, Martha Laguardia-Kotite, Laguardia-Kotite, Martha Ridge Laguardia-Kotite, Ridge Tom
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 02.09.2008
• Categoria: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Storia, politica
• EAN: 9781599211596
• ISBN: 978-1-59921-159-6
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Categorie: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, leaders, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Natural disasters, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Rescue