Coast Guard
By: by Julia McDonnell
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: US military forces; US military forces
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781433958502; 9781433958526; 9781433958533
Subjects: United States; United States. Coast Guard; Juvenile literature
Description: Presents information about the history, purpose, organization, and activities of the United States Coast Guard.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: The need for a Coast Guard; title: The Coast Guard's beginnings; title: How the Coast Guard is organized; title: Careers in the Coast Guard; title: Missions; title: Getting the job done; title: During wartime; title: Responding to disaster; title: Notable Coast Guardsmen; title: The future of the Coast Guard; title: Glossary.