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So Others May Live : Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers : Saving Lives, Defying Death by Martha LaGuardia-Kotite (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101599211599

ISBN-139781599211596

eBay Product ID (ePID)65935727

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

Number of Pages260 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / United States, General, Historical, Military

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMartha Laguardia-Kotite

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight0.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Reviews" Commander LaGuardia more than earns her stripes with an extremely well researched and documented book describing the inside story of how and why the U.S. Coast Guard jumped into the rescue swimmer business. I strongly suggest keeping a towel nearby to wipe off the salt water after each rescue is described."-- PTEROGRAM , journal of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association), Commander LaGuardia more than earns her stripes with an extremely well researched and documented book describing the inside story of how and why the U.S. Coast Guard jumped into the rescue swimmer business. I strongly suggest keeping a towel nearby to wipe off the salt water after each rescue is described."— PTEROGRAM , journal of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association), "Commander LaGuardia more than earns her stripes with an extremely well researched and documented book describing the inside story of how and why the U.S. Coast Guard jumped into the rescue swimmer business. I strongly suggest keeping a towel nearby to wipe off the salt water after each rescue is described."-PTEROGRAM, journal of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association), "Commander LaGuardia more than earns her stripes with an extremely well researched and documented book describing the inside story of how and why the U.S. Coast Guard jumped into the rescue swimmer business. I strongly suggest keeping a towel nearby to wipe off the salt water after each rescue is described."--PTEROGRAM, journal of the Ancient Order of the Pterodactyl (U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association)

SynopsisSo 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., 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.