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

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

Laguardia-Kotite, Martha
Ridge, Tom

Paperback

Armed ForcesGeneral SociologyNaval History

ISBN10: 1599211599
ISBN13: 9781599211596
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: Sep 2 2008
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

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