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

Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite

ISBN 10: 1592289312 / ISBN 13: 9781592289318

Published by Lyons Pr, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death
• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592289312
• ISBN 13: 9781592289318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

So Others May Live is the untold story of the U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer. In startlingly clear and exceptional writing, it tells twelve heroic stories of the greatest maritime rescues attempted since the program was started in 1985. These feats, told through the eyes of the hero, 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. The book covers diverse environments: oceans, hurricanes, oil rigs, caves, sinking vessels, floods, and even Niagara Falls. It is truly a can't-put-it-down collection.

About the Author

Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a writer with hundreds of magazines articles to her credit. This is her first book.