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So Others May Live: Saving Lives, Defying Death With the Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers
So Others May Live Saving Lives Defying Death With the Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers Author:Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite 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, wi... more »th 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.« less