Dennis L. Noble is a retired Coast Guard senior chief with a doctorate in history from Purdue University. He lives in Sequim, Washington.
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
xiv
Prologue February 12, 1997
1
(12)
That Others Might Live
13
(19)
The Man with the Cigar
32
(17)
Coasties
49
(35)
Fear Is the Text
84
(15)
This Is a Drill
99
(25)
We Somehow Get the Job Done
124
(26)
Hit the Beach
150
(11)
Through Surf and Howling Gale
161
(23)
``Small Boats, Small Problems''
184
(24)
A Willingness to Act
208
(3)
epilogue February 12, 1998
211
(3)
appendix one Standard Boats at the U.S. Coast Guard Small Boat Rescue Stations
214
(5)
appendix two Ranks of the U.S. Coast Guard and Other Military Services Officers
219
(2)
appendix three U.S. Coast Guard Ratings Assigned to Small Boat Stations
221
(3)
appendix four Jargon
224
(2)
Glossary
226
(3)
Selected Bibliography
229
(2)
Index
231
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