Author: Irving H. King
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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George Washington's Coast Guard
Author: Irving H. King
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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General George Washington
Author: Edward G. Lengel
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812969502
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
“The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington’s military career ever written.” –Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington Based largely on George Washington’s personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the “secret” to Washington’s excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an “imperfect commander”–and at times even a tactically suspect one–Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. “The book’s balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.” –The Washington Post Book World “A compelling picture of a man who was ‘the archetypal American soldier’ . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.” –The Boston Globe “[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.” –The Washington Times
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812969502
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
“The most comprehensive and authoritative study of Washington’s military career ever written.” –Joseph J. Ellis, author of His Excellency: George Washington Based largely on George Washington’s personal papers, this engrossing book paints a vivid, factual portrait of Washington the soldier. An expert in military history, Edward Lengel demonstrates that the “secret” to Washington’s excellence lay in his completeness, in how he united the military, political, and personal skills necessary to lead a nation in war and peace. Despite being an “imperfect commander”–and at times even a tactically suspect one–Washington nevertheless possessed the requisite combination of vision, integrity, talents, and good fortune to lead America to victory in its war for independence. At once informative and engaging, and filled with some eye-opening revelations about Washington, the American Revolution, and the very nature of military command, General George Washington is a book that reintroduces readers to a figure many think they already know. “The book’s balanced assessment of Washington is satisfying and thought-provoking. Lengel gives us a believable Washington . . . the most admired man of his generation by far.” –The Washington Post Book World “A compelling picture of a man who was ‘the archetypal American soldier’ . . . The sum of his parts was the greatness of Washington.” –The Boston Globe “[An] excellent book . . . fresh insights . . . If you have room on your bookshelf for only one book on the Revolution, this may be it.” –The Washington Times
Washington's Farewell Address
Author: George Washington
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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George Washington's Secret Navy
Author: James L. Nelson
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071643427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Complements the author’s last book, the well-received Benedict Arnold’s Navy Details an important but rarely mentioned event in American history
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071643427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Complements the author’s last book, the well-received Benedict Arnold’s Navy Details an important but rarely mentioned event in American history
U.S. Coast Guard
Author: Nick Gordon
Publisher: Epic Books
ISBN: 9781600148286
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the U.S. Coast Guard. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Epic Books
ISBN: 9781600148286
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the U.S. Coast Guard. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
U.S. Coast Guard
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Oversight of U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection and Compliance Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1534
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1534
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The Life of George Washington
Author: John Marshall
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The Fighting Coast Guard
Author: Mark A. Snell
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700633944
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This collection of essays, written by some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlights the wartime roles played by the United States’ oldest federal maritime service, from its inception through the last decade of the twentieth century. The Fighting Coast Guard features three distinct sections: “Beginnings,” which includes a short overview of the US Revenue Cutter Service (the USCG’s primary forerunner, established in 1790) and two chapters on World War I; “Conflagration,” the role of the USCG during the World War II era; and “The Cold War and Beyond,” an assessment of the Coast Guard’s participation in the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The Fighting Coast Guard is a significant contribution to the limited historiography of the Coast Guard and a critical analysis of various wartime roles undertaken by the Coast Guard during America’s twentieth-century conflicts. Because the Coast Guard operated as part of the Department of the Navy during the two world wars, its service and history is often overlooked or envoloped by the larger service, while the USCG’s limited participation in cold and hot wars since 1945 is often ignored altogether. This anthology provides readers with a solid overview while highlighting some of the service’s most important contributions as a combatant force. This definitive study of the role of the US Coast Guard in wartime, from its modern inception in 1915 through the end of the twentieth century, is long overdue and will shed new light on America’s smallest military service.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700633944
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This collection of essays, written by some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlights the wartime roles played by the United States’ oldest federal maritime service, from its inception through the last decade of the twentieth century. The Fighting Coast Guard features three distinct sections: “Beginnings,” which includes a short overview of the US Revenue Cutter Service (the USCG’s primary forerunner, established in 1790) and two chapters on World War I; “Conflagration,” the role of the USCG during the World War II era; and “The Cold War and Beyond,” an assessment of the Coast Guard’s participation in the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War of 1991. The Fighting Coast Guard is a significant contribution to the limited historiography of the Coast Guard and a critical analysis of various wartime roles undertaken by the Coast Guard during America’s twentieth-century conflicts. Because the Coast Guard operated as part of the Department of the Navy during the two world wars, its service and history is often overlooked or envoloped by the larger service, while the USCG’s limited participation in cold and hot wars since 1945 is often ignored altogether. This anthology provides readers with a solid overview while highlighting some of the service’s most important contributions as a combatant force. This definitive study of the role of the US Coast Guard in wartime, from its modern inception in 1915 through the end of the twentieth century, is long overdue and will shed new light on America’s smallest military service.
Rogue Wave
Author: P. J. Capelotti
Publisher: Military Bookshop
ISBN: 9781782664666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Reprint of book originally published by the Historian's Office of the United States Coast Guard in 2003. Includes maps and photographs in full color.
Publisher: Military Bookshop
ISBN: 9781782664666
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Reprint of book originally published by the Historian's Office of the United States Coast Guard in 2003. Includes maps and photographs in full color.