{"product_id":"united-states-coast-guard-leaders-thomas-p-ostrom-9780786495269","title":"United States Coast Guard Leaders and Missions, 1790 to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e The history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies dates from 1790, with missions in both domestic and international waters. The service has provided aids to navigation, enforcement of maritime laws, environmental protection, search and rescue, immigration and narcotics interdiction, maritime safety assistance, port security, natural disaster response and national defense missions, including overseas with other U.S. armed forces and federal and state public safety agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Service has operated under the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation and, since 2003, the Department of Homeland Security. Its maritime mission regions have included Arctic and Antarctic waters, inland and coastal U.S. waterways and the seas and oceans of the world. This history describes how the Coast Guard has manifested its legacy and motto, \u003ci\u003eSemper Paratus\u003c\/i\u003e (Always Ready), in changing conditions under each of its leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas P. Ostrom, John J. Galluzzo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078649526X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786495269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.87h x 6.47w x 0.45d","brand":"Thomas P. Ostrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431315919103,"sku":"9780786495269","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7393c928-f9be-4c8e-8d05-a68985697926.jpg?v=1735140958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/united-states-coast-guard-leaders-thomas-p-ostrom-9780786495269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}