U.S. Coast Guard & Combined-Service Studies

Historical Bibliography


Articles

"Activities of the Coast Guard During 1941." Coast Guard Bulletin I, 28 (Oct 1941), pp. 219-221; I, 29 (Nov 1941), pp. 232-233.

"Annual Report for 1928." Coast Guard Magazine (Jan 1929), pp. 41-42.

Arbogast, Kenn. "The Next 200 [ Years ]." Commandant's Bulletin (Aug 1990), p. 18.

Bennett, Robert F. "The Origins of the Coast Guard's Operational Shore Structure." The Bulletin (May/June 1981), pp. 35-39.

Bigelow, Paul W. "Since 1790." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1936), pp. 3, 16-17.

Bland, Schuyler O. "Transfer of Functions of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation to the Coast Guard: Speech of Hon. Schulyer Otis Bland of Virginia in the House of Representatives, Friday June 28, 1946." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 3 (Sep 1946), pp. 137-138.

Boatman, W. "1980-1989: It was the Best of Times-It was the Worst of Times..." Commandant's Bulletin (Jan 1990), pp. 1-11.

Bowen, William. "A Modest Proposal for Change [ Organization ]." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1975), pp. 50-55.

Bradley, L.D. "Time For Evaluation." The Bulletin (Sep 1946), pp. 143-147.

Brown, R. Wilson. "Old Man River's Domain...Second Coast Guard District." Coast Guard Magazine (Jan 1949), pp. 28-31.

________. "Rugged is the Word, the Story of the Twelfth District." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1949), pp. 8-12.

Browning, Robert M., Jr. "Great Moments in Coast Guard History." Commandant's Bulletin (June 1989), p. 39.

________. "Great Moments in Coast Guard History." Commandant's Bulletin (Oct 1989), p. 28.

________. "Great Moments in Coast Guard History." Commandant's Bulletin (Feb 1990), p. 21.

________. "Two Hundred Years of Service." Commandant's Bulletin (July 1989), 16 pp. insert.

Bruce, John H. "Of Past Roles and Missions." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1983), pp. 36-37.

Castagnera, James O. "Lifesaving: 1934 Style." Inland Seas: The Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society XXVII (Fall 1971), pp. 212-214.

"The Coast Guard." The Nation 108 (Jan 11 1919), pp. 38-39.

"Coast Guard Appropriation Hearing." The Coast Patrol I, No. 2 (Jan 1933), pp. 25-32.

"Coast Guard District Offices Realigned." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 44 (June 1987), pp. 139-141.

"Coast Guard Establishes Recreational Boating Division." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1964), p. 86.

"Coast Guard Intelligence Looking For a Few Good Men and Women." Commandant's Bulletin (June 10 1983), p. 34.

"Coast Guard Investigative Service." Coast Guard (Dec 1996), pp. 24-25.

"Coast Guard News." The Bulletin , 1939- [Monthly column].

"The Coast Guard to the Rescue." Popular Mechanics 62, No. 1 (July 1934), pp. 56-58, 120A.

"Coast Guard Role in DOT." Commandant's Bulletin (Mar 13 1970), p. 4, Suppl. No. 1.

"Coast Guard’s Heroic Service." The Pathfinder (Sep 8 1928), p. 16.

"Coast Guard to Operate Under ‘Coherent’ Law First Time in History." Coast Guard Bulletin V, 3 (Sep 1949), pp. 177-179.

"Commandant of the Coast Guard Made Vice Admiral and Responsibilities Increased." Coast Guard Bulletin I, 34 (Apr 1942), pp. 267-268.

Cooney, Bud.  "'Pounding Brass': An Account of Coast Guard Radio Watchstanding During the Early 1950s." Wreck & Rescue 7, No. 2 (Aug 2004), pp. 20-22.

Cooper, Willard. "Always at War." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1928), pp. 3-4, 6, 8.

"Cost of the Coast Guard in 1916." Coast Guard Bulletin III, 1 (July 1945), p. 9.

Crawford, Remsen. "Three Men From Maryland." Outlook 143 (August 4, 1926), pp. 469-471.

Crozier, J.H. "A Plea for a Medical Corps." Journal of the United States Revenue Cutter Association I, No. 1 (June 1914), pp. 30-32.

Davis, Margaret. "The Carolina Banks, the Mother of Men." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1932), pp. 46-51.

Deming, T. E. "The 'C-Cubed' Chronicle." Commandant's Bulletin #9-82 (Mar 29 1982), p. 22.

Evans, Stephen H. "The U.S. Coast Guard in War and Peace [1915-1948]." Naval Institute Proceedings (Dec 1948), pp. 1545-1556.

Fitzgerald, Carmond C., & George L. Mehaffy. "One Coast Guard." Naval Institute Proceedings 119 (Dec 1993), pp. 30-32.

Gerken, Arthur E.  "The Last Lieutenant: Commanding Base Key West, Florida in the Early 1960's."  The Bulletin (Apr 2001), pp. 18-22.

Gerred, Janice H. "Vermilion: A Lake Superior Ghost Town." Inland Seas: Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society XXX (Spring, 1974), pp. 48-49.

Gilbert, M.E. "Realignment 1987: The New Structure and How We Got There." Commandant's Bulletin (June 26 1987), pp. 34-40.

________. "Restructuring Coast Guard Headquarters." The Bulletin (Feb-Mar 1988), pp. 8-14.

Grimes, Wendi C. "Comprehensive Perimeter Security: Merging the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard." Joint Center for Operational Analysis and Lessons Learned (JCOA-LL) Bulletin Vol. VII, No. 1 (Dec 2004), pp. 69-74.

Hallberg, Clancey R. "Some Reflections on the Origin of the Species." The Bulletin (May/June 1976), pp. 38-41.

Hamilton, Mitchell. "The U.S. Coast Guard's Smallest District," Coast Guard Magazine 5 (June 1932), pp. 12-14.

Hamlet, Harry. "Coast Guard Under Reorganization." The Coast Patrol I, No. 2 (Jan 1933), pp. 35-37.

Heimer, R. C. "'Your Coast Guard!' A Word to All Hands: A Service of Proud Tradition, Heroic Service and Excellent Possibilities." Coast Guard Magazine (Jan 1928), p. 39.

Herrou, Christian. "U.S. Coast Guard." Maritime Life and Traditions No. 1 (Summer 1998), pp. 2-13.

Hessman, James D. and Vincent C. Thomas. "The Bright Slash of Victory: Today's U.S. Coast Guard, Buffeted but Unbowed." Sea Power 20 (Aug 1986), pp. 8-24.

"History: A Look at Ourselves Ten Years Ago and Beyond." Commandant's Bulletin (Nov 11 1983), pp. 11-12; (Dec 9 1983), pp. 12-13; (Jan 6 1984), pp. 14-15; (Feb 3 1984), pp. 10-12; (Feb 17 1984), pp. 12-13; (Mar 16 1984), p. 12; (Apr 13 1980), pp. 12-13; (May 25 1984), pp. 12-13; (June 22 1984), pp. 10-11; (July 20 1984), pp. 8-9.

"Inaugural Parade [ Herbert Hoover's Inauguration ]." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1929), p. 15.

Jacobs, W.V.E. "The Relation of Inland Waterways to the Saving of Life and Property." Journal of the United States Revenue Cutter Association I, No. 1 (June 1914), pp. 3-7.

Kime, Patricia.  "[ ADM Thomas H. ] Collins Shakes up Command Chain With Six New Sectors in 2004." Sea Power 47, No. 7 (Apr 2004), p. 22.

Kloster, Joan. "The United States Coast Guard." Anchor News 19, No. 2 (Mar/Apr 1988), pp. 24-28.

Kolb, Richard K.  "'In Peril Upon the Seas:' 'Surf Soldiers' Make the Ultimate Sacrifice; Over a Century-and-a-half, the U.S. Coast Guard Saved the Lives of Thousands of Seafarers, But Few Americans Are Aware of the 'Coasties' Who Themselves Died in Doing So During Peace and War."  VFW: Veterans of Foreign Wars 87, No. 11 (Aug 2000), pp. 26-28, 30.

Kroll, C. Douglas.  "Coast Guard Heroes: 'Not So Much Forgotten As Ignored'  --  A Commentary."  The Bulletin (Feb 2001), pp. 4-6.

"Lighthouse Difficulties [ after 1939 merger ]." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1939), p. 17.

Lincoln, F.B. "Coos Bay Surf A Standing Challenge." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1932), pp. 38-39.

Loy, James M.  "Coast Guard: Changing Course."  Retired Officer LVIII, No. 1 (Jan 2002), pp. 52-60.

________.  "The Coast Guard is Maritime Security."  Naval Institute Proceedings 124 (Dec 1998), pp. 26-29.

________.  "Shaping America's Joint Maritime Forces: The Coast Guard in the 21st Century." JFQ No. 18 (Spring 1998), pp. 9-16.

Macy, Robert H. "Consolidation of the Lighthouse Service with the Coast Guard." Naval Institute Proceedings 66 (Jan 1940), pp. [*****]

McAllister, C.A. "The United States Coast Guard and Its Functions." In Proceedings of the Second Pan American Scientific Congress: Session I of Subsection 5, 82-96, 1915-1916.

McCain, John W., Jr. "The Beach Patrol and a Great Tradition." Naval Institute Proceedings 70 (Sep 1944), pp. 1123-1127.

Moreth, Ed. "Old Salt: Oiler Recalls Days on Board the Lighthouse Tender Fern." Commandant's Bulletin (Nov 1991), pp. 16-17.

Murphy, John F. "The 'Heart and Soul' of Coast Guard History." The Bulletin (Sep-Oct 1966), pp. 352-356.

Naples, Donald A. "Justice for the Coast Guard! [Transfer to Department of Justice]." Naval Institute Proceedings (July 1987), pp. 84-89.

"Navy/Coast Guard [ NAVGARD ] Board Created." Commandant's Bulletin (Dec 22, 1980), p. 4.

"New Coast Guard Districts." Coast Guard Bulletin I, 1 (July 1939), pp. 2-3.

"New District Alignment." Commandant's Bulletin (Apr 10 1987), pp. 2-3.

"New Marine Inspection Functions Brought to Coast Guard as a Result of Consolidation." Coast Guard Bulletin I, 36 (June 1942), pp. 289-291.

"New Titles for Coast Guard Districts." Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council 3 (Apr 1946), p. 54.

"News From Headquarters." The Bulletin , 1939- [Published monthly].

Newton, Byron R. "On From Sails to Aircraft, Via Steam." Coast Guard Magazine (May 1933), pp. 16, 18.

Nichols, Frank. "Fifth District, Pioneer Life Saver." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1932), pp. 11-12.

Noble, Dennis L. "The Coast Guard in the Great Lakes." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 46 (May 1989), pp. 47-56.

________.  "The U.S. Coast Guard on the Great Lakes: Guardians of the Eighth Sea."  Mariners Weather Log Vol. 35, No. 4 (Fall 1991), pp. 24-29.

Odom, Curtis B. "Let's Transfer the Coast Guard to the Department of _____: A History of Proposed Moves." The Bulletin (Mar/Apr 1983), pp. 25-29.

O'Neill, Frank L. "Some Jobs Well Done." Coast Guard Magazine (Nov 1931), pp. 6-11.

O'Neill, Merlin. "Admiral O'Neill's History of the Coast Guard." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1956), pp. 20-21, 56.

"151 Year's Service is Coast Guard Record." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1941), pp. 24-25.

Paul, George F. "Sentries of the Sea." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1931), pp. 8-10.

Peters, Clifford. "Guardians of the Sea." Modern Mechanics 19 (Jan 1938), pp. 48-50, 149, 153.

"Policemen of the Sea." Harper’s New Monthly Magazine XXXVIII (Mar 1869), pp. 433-448.

Powers, Paul. "Celebrating 200 Years of Service to a Nation." Commandant's Bulletin (July 1989), pp. 4-6.

________. "Proposed District/Area Mergers." Commandant's Bulletin (Dec 1995), p. 9.

________. "Proposed Headquarters Structure." Commandant's Bulletin (Dec 1995), pp. 8-9.

Pruitt, Victoria W. "The Little Island By the Sea." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1932), pp. 8, 36-38.

"Queer Things That a Coast Guard Has To Do: He is a General Emergency Man For the Relief of All Kinds of Trouble Along the Shore."  The Mentor  13, No. 6 (July 1925), p. 18.

"Recent Happenings in Congress Affecting the Coast Guard." The Bulletin (June 1941), pp. 67-68.

"Reorganization Demands Loyal Support." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1933), p. 10.

"Review of Assistance Reports." The Coast Patrol I, No. 2 (Jan 1933), pp. 43-44.

"The Rhyme and Reason of Coast Guard Mailing Addresses." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 39 (June 1982), pp. 180-183.

Riley, John P., Jr.  "The Earhart Tragedy: Old Mystery, New Hypothesis."  Naval History (Aug 2000), pp. 20-29. [ Role of Itasca ]

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "B.M.I. Transferred to Coast Guard." Marine Age (Mar 1942), pp. 24-26.

Scheina, Robert L. "Coast Guard History." Commandant's Bulletin (Aug 4, 1985), pp. 11-34.

________. "Die U.S. Coast Guard, 1939-1979 [T he U.S. Coast Guard, 1939-1979 ]" Marine Rundschau [West Germany] 76 (1979), pp. 423-437.

________. "Origins of the United States Coast Guard." Surveyor XIII, no. 1 (Feb 1979), pp. 2-12.

________. "Our Tradition of Frugality." Commandant's Bulletin (Jan 1989), p. 19.

"Secretaries Mineta, Ridge ' Change Watch' of Coast Guard."  The Bulletin 65, No. 2 (Apr 2003), pp. 29-30.

"Service Reorganization Begins 15 January." Coast Guard Magazine (Feb 1933), pp. 2-3.

"17th District to be Reestablished." Coast Guard Bulletin IV, 7 (Jan 1949), p. 80.

Smith, Willard J. "The Coast Guard in the Department of Transportation." Commandant's Bulletin (Apr 7 1967), Suppl. No. 1.

________. "Ready in Peace and War." Ordnance 51 (Nov-Dec 1966).

Spencer, Wm. E. "'Your Ship and You': Advice to Coast Guard Petty Officers for the Good of the Service." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1929), pp. 16-17.

"Spotlight On: The First Coast Guard District." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1957), pp. 18-28.

Spratling, David. "The First Year of the Eastern Area." Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1934), pp. 10-12.

Stanley, Michael S. "The Real Coast Guard?" Naval Institute Proceedings 119 (Dec 1993), pp. 33-34.

Storch, Eric. "Pride, Poise, Perfection [ Honor Guard ]." Coast Guard (Dec 1996), pp. 26-31.

Stuart, William M. "In Service Since 1790." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1931), pp. 1-4; (July 1931); (Aug 1931), pp. 34-37; (Sep 1931), pp. 47-48; (Oct 1931); (Nov 1931); (Dec 1931), pp. 37-41; (Jan 1932), pp. 20-22; (Feb 1932), pp. 22-27; (Mar 1932), pp. 20-21.

"Study of Coast Guard Roles and Missions Completed." The Bulletin (Nov-Dec 1962), pp. 39-41.

"Summary of Roles and Mission Study Published: 'U.S. Coast Guard: A Study of its Origin, Responsibilities, Relationships and Direction.'" The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1963), pp. 16-40; No. 2 (Mar-Apr 1962), pp. 29-52.

"They Man Ninth District Stations." The Coast Patrol I, No. 2 (Jan 1933), p. 24.

"This is Your Coast Guard." Coast Guard Magazine (Apr 1957), pp. 26-30.

"This Service of Ours." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1930), pp. 5-10.

"Three Units Will Absorb Marine Inspection Unit." The Bulletin (Nov 1941), pp. 126-134.

Tilley, John.  "Coast Guard, U.S." entry in The Oxford Companion to American Military History.  Edited by John Whiteclay Chambers II.  New York: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 144-146.

Tourgee, J.E. "The First District of the U.S. Coast Guard." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1932), pp. 28-29.

"Transfer of Customs Admeasurement and Documentation Functions to the U.S. Coast Guard." Commandant's Bulletin (Apr 7 1967), Suppl. No. 2.

"200 Years of Service." Commandant's Bulletin (July 1989), insert.

"200 Years of Service." Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council 46 (Nov-Dec 1989), pp. 136-139.

Ulery, John. "They Used to Call it 'the Squarehead Navy.'" Coast Guard Magazine (Sep 1956), pp. 24-26, 56-57.

"The U.S. Coast Guard...Celebrates 150th Anniversary." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1940), pp. 6-7, 39-42.

"The U.S. Coast Guard's Smallest District [Third]." Coast Guard Magazine (June 1932), pp. 12-14.

"The United States Coast Guard-It's Functions and Its Place in the Governmental Structure. Committee Document No. 99, Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, House." The Bulletin (Sep 1944), pp. 113-136.

"United States Coast Guard: A Series of Articles to Inform the Public of the Functions of the Coast Guard and its Place in the Governmental Structure." Coast Guard Magazine (July 1949), pp. 29-30; (Aug 1949), pp. 32-34; (Sep 1949), pp. 22-24; (Oct 1949), pp. 22-25.

Waesche, R.R. "Coast Guard Day Broadcast." The Bulletin (Aug 1941), pp. 81-85.

________. "The Coast Guard and the Maritime Service." Marine Age (Oct 1938), pp. 21-22.

________.  "The Nation's Sea Police."  Coast Guard Magazine  (Nov 1939), pp. 1-2.

Wagner, Arthur H. "Zero-Basing the Organization." The Bulletin (Jan-Feb 1977), pp., 44-45.

Walker, Raymond J. "Some Interesting Facts on Fourth District." Coast Guard Magazine (Aug 1933), pp. 10-12.

Walsh, Don, & James L. George. "Do We Need a Secretary of the Coast Guard?" The Bulletin (May-June 1975), pp. 41-46.

Walter, Christopher. "The Death of the Coast Guard." Naval Institute Proceedings 114 (June 1989), pp. 29-33.

"In War and Peace the Coast Guard is the Police Force of the Sea." Coast Guard Magazine (May 1954), pp. 20-24.

Wheeler, William J. "Boat Efficiency: Coast Guard Proficiency in Boat Work a Great Necessity."   Coast Guard Magazine (Mar 1929), p. 6.

"'When We Do Go Out, We Have a Duty to Come Back." Commandant's Bulletin (Nov 25 1983), pp. 8-9.

Whiteside, David.  "Always Ready: The US Coastguard Celebrates its 200th Anniversary This Year."  Coastguard: The Magazine of HM Coastguard (Apr 1990), pp. 18-21.

Whiting, John D.  "Knights of the Wave: The Story of Rescue at Sea--Duties, Responsibilities and Perilous Service of the Coast Guard of To-day."  The Mentor  13, No. 6 (July 1925), pp. 2-17.

________.  "The Storm Fighters: A Story of the United States Coast Guard." Coast Guard Magazine (Oct 1931), pp. 172; (Dec 1931), pp. 10-12; (Jan 1932), pp. 28-31; (Feb 1932), pp. 28-32; (Mar 1932), pp. 16-18; (Apr 1932), pp. 40-41, 64; (May 1932), pp. 17-19; (June 1932), pp. 7, 46-47.

Wickland, Julie. "History of the United States Coast Guard." Model Ship Builder 66 (Jul/Aug 1990), pp. 16-24.

Wolff, Julius F., Jr. "One Hundred Years of Rescue: The Coast Guard on Lake Superior." Inland Seas: Quarterly Journal of the Great Lakes Historical Society 31 (Winter 1975), pp. 275-285.

Yost, Paul A. "Semper Paratus: The U.S. Coast Guard Sails Into Its Third Century." The American Legion 128 (Apr 1990), pp. 24-25, 66.


Books and Government Publications

Adams, Michael R.  Ocean Station: Operations of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1940-1977.  Eastport, ME: Nor'Easter Press, 2010.

Baarslag, Karl. Coast Guard to the Rescue. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1937.

Tom Beard, Editor-in-Chief; José Hanson, Managing Editor & Paul C. Scotti, Graphics Editor. The Coast Guard. Seattle: for the Foundation for Coast Guard History by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc., 2004.

Beck, James E. Our Wonderland of Bureaucracy: A Study of the Growth of Bureaucracy in the Federal Government, & its Destructive Effect upon the Constitution. New York: The MacMillan Company 1932.

Bell, Kensil. "ALWAYS READY" The Story of the United States Coast Guard. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1943.

Bergaust, Erik and William O. Foss. The Coast Guard in Action. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1962. [Juvenile]

Berry, Erick. You Have to Go Out! The Story of the United States Coast Guard. New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1964.

Bloomfield, Howard V.L. The Compact History of the United States Coast Guard. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1966.

Bowen, Alva M., et al. The United States Coast Guard: Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, for the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate. 97th Cong., 2nd sess. Washington: GPO, 1982.

Bragaw, Louis K. Managing a Federal Agency: The Hidden Stimulus. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.

Brown, Riley. The Story of the Coast Guard: Men, Wind and Sea. Garden City: Blue Ribbon Books, 1943. [Originally published by Carlyle House, Publishers, in 1929 under the title Men, Wind and Sea: The Story of the Coast Guard.]

Browning, Robert M., Jr., comp. Moments in History. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs, 1990.

Capron, Walter C. The U.S. Coast Guard. New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1965.

Circa 1915: Retrospective: The United States Coast Guard. Exhibit Catalog. Alameda: U.S. Coast Guard Training Center 1979.

Claflin, James.  Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode Island Coast.  Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2001.

________. Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Main and New Hampshire Coast.  Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1999. 

________.  Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Massachusetts Coast. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1998.

Devine, David A. Uncle Sam's Trouble Shooters. Los Angeles: De Vorss & Co., Publishers, 1940.

Donovan, Frank. The Cutter. New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc. 1961.

Eldridge, F.R. "They Have To Go Out": An Historical Sketch of the U.S. Coast Guard. Washington: Historical Section, Public Information Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, n.d.

Evans, S. H. & A. A. Lawrence.  The History and Organization of the United States Coast Guard: An Interpretation and an Evaluation of the Service in the Light of Changing Social and Political Conditions.  New London, CT: U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1938.

Ferrell, Nancy W. The U.S. Coast Guard. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1989.

Field, Van R. & John J. Galluzzo. Images of America: New Jersey Coast Guard Stations and Rumrunners.  Arcadia Publishing, 2004.

Furer, Julius Augus. Administration of the Navy Department in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office [hereafter GPO], 1959.

Giambarba, Paul. Surfmen and Lifesavers. Centerville: Schrimshaw Publishing, 1967.

Gilchrist, M.E. The Story of the United States Coast Guard with official pictures. Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company 1938.

Green, Richard Cortis.  Ice Patrol [An illustrated narrative recounting the 1938 International Ice Patrol]. By the author, 2005.

Gurney, Gene. The United States Coast Guard: A Pictorial History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1973.

Halberstadt, Hans. U.S.C.G.: Always Ready. Novato: Presidio, 1986.

Harkins, Philip. Coast Guard Ahoy! New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Co., 1943.

Haskin, Frederic J. The American Government. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1941.

Hathaway, Charles B. From Highland to Hammerhead: The Coast Guard and Cape Cod. Chatham: By the author, 2000.

Herrou, Christian. US Coast Guard. Nantes, France: Marines Edition, 1998. [French]

Hollemon, Kenneth C. "From Whence We Came:" A History of the Coast Guard in Southern New Jersey and Delaware (With Notes on the Navy During World War I and II). n.p., March 30, 1987 [Copy in holdings of Coast Guard Historians Office].

Hough, George A., Jr. Disaster on Devil’s Bridge. Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, Inc., 1963.

Johnson, Robert E. Guardians of the Sea: History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Annapolis: NIP, 1987.

Kaiser, Frederick M. "A Brief History of the United States Coast Guard." In U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. The United States Coast Guard: Prepared for the Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, United States Senate. 97th Cong., 2nd sess. Washington: GPO, 1982, pp. 1-28.

Kaplan, H.R. and J.F. Hunt. This is the Coast Guard. Cambridge: Cornell Maritime Press, Inc., 1972.

Kerr, Evor S., Jr. The United States Coast Guard: Its Ships, Duties, Stations. New York: Robert W. Kelly Publishing Corporation, 1935.

King, R.W., ed. Naval Engineering and American Seapower. Baltimore: The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company of America, Inc., 1989.

Kohout, Richard D., et alia. Looking Out to 2020: Trends Relevant to the Coast Guard. CIM 499. Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analyses. Alexandria, VA, Feb 1997.

________, & Patrick H. Roth. U.S. Coast Guard: Purpose, Characteristics, Contributions, and Value to the Nation. CRM 97-17.09. Alexandria, VA: Center for Naval Analyses, Feb 1997.

Nalty, Bernard C., Dennis L. Noble, & Truman R. Strobridge. Wrecks, Rescues & Investigations: Selected Documents of the U.S. Coast Guard and Its Predecessors. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1977.

Natteford, John Francis. Perils of the Coast Guard: A Story of the Coast Guard Patrol Based on the Motion-Picture Story. New York: Jacobsen-Hodgkinson Corp., 1926.

Noble, Dennis L. Alaska and Hawaii: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1991.

________. Gulf Coast and Western Rivers: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989.

________. The Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989.

________. The Coast Guard in the Southwest. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989.

________. Great Lakes: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989.

_______. Southwest Pacific: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989.

O'Brien, T. Michael. Guardians of the Eighth Sea: History of the Coast Guard on the Great Lakes. Columbus: Ninth Coast Guard District [through GPO], 1976.

Ostrom, Thomas P.  The United States Coast Guard: 1790 to the Present.  Oakland, Oregon: Red Anvil Press, 2006, revised.

Paullin, C.O., ed. The Navy of the American Revolution. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co., 1906.

Paxton, Glenn. The Coast Guard: From Civilian to Coast Guardsman. New York: The Viking Press, 1958.

Perry, Glen. Watchmen of the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1938.

Powell, Hickman. What the Citizen Should Know About the Coast Guard. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1941.

Rachlis, Eugene. The Story of the U.S. Coast Guard. New York: Random House, 1961.

Rak, Mary Kidder.  They Guard the Gates.  Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson and Co., 1941.  [pp. 37-49; "Life Savers on Land and Sea."]

Roland, E.J. United States Coast Guard Objectives. CG 378. Washington: USGPO, 1964.

Scheina, Robert L. Coast Guard History. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs, 1985.

Schreiner, Samuel Adams. Mayday! Mayday! The Most Exciting Missions of Rescue, Interdiction, & Combat in the 200-Year Annals of the U.S. Coast Guard. New York: D.I. Fine 1990.

Sharpe, Bill. Tar on My Heels: A Press Agent's Note Book. Winston-Salem: The Tar Heels, 1946.

Smith, Darrell Hevenor and Powell, Fred Wilbur. The Coast Guard: Its History, Activities, & Organization. Washington: The Brookings Institution, 1929.

Statutes at large of the United States of America, 1789-1873. 17 vols. Washington: GPO, 1850-1873.. 17 vols. Washington: GPO, 1850-1873.. 17 vols. Washington: GPO, 1850-1873.

Stefany, Wallace C. Know Your Government: The Department of Transportation. New York: Chelsea House, 1988.

Stefoff, Rebecca. Know Your Government: The U.S. Coast Guard. New York: Chelsea House, 1989.

Study of United States Coast Guard. New York: Ebasco Services Incorporated, Jan 1948. . New York: Ebasco Services Incorporated, Jan 1948. . New York: Ebasco Services Incorporated, Jan 1948.

________. Supplement, Summary of Recommendations. New York: Ebasco Services Incorporated, 1948.

United States Coast Guard. Daily Chronology of Coast Guard History. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, n.d.

________. Deeds of Valor from the Annals of the United States Coast Guard. Washington: Coast Guard Headquarters, 1942.

________. United States Coast Guard. Washington: GPO, 1926.

________. United States Coast Guard 1919. Washington: GPO, 1919.

________. United States Coast Guard: Its Purpose and Activities in War and Peace. Washington: GPO, n.d. [1942?]

________. Treasury Department. Activities of the United States Coast Guard. Washington: GPO, 1940.

________.________. Functions, Duties, Organization, & Equipment of the United States Coast Guard. Washington: GPO, 1927.

________.________. United States Coast Guard In Action Since 1790. CG-246. Washington: GPO, 1951.

________.________. U.S. Coast Guard: A Study of Its Origin, Responsibilities, Relationships, & Direction. Washington: GPO, 1963.

________. Office of Boating, Public, & Consumer Affairs. Coast Guard History. COMDTINST M5750.3. Washington: GPO, 1982.

________. Public Information Division. Coast Guard History. CG-213. Washington: GPO, 1972.

________.________.________. Washington: GPO, 1958.

________.________.________. Washington: GPO, 1957.

________.________. Functions, Duties, Organization, & Equipment of the United States Coast Guard. Washington: GPO, 1927.

________.________. Ships, Planes, Stations. CG-214. Washington: GPO, 1963.

________.________. Historical Section. Some Unusual Incidents in Coast Guard History. Washington: Historical Section, Public Information Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 1950.

________.________.________. Monthly Events in Coast Guard History. Washington: U.S. Coast Guard, January 5, 1949.

United States Coast Guard. Auxiliary Training Unit. The United States Coast Guard--Its History, Vessels, & Doctrine. New York: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Training Unit 1945.

________. Operations Capability Directorate (G-OC). 21st-Century Hemispheric Maritime Security: A USCG Deepwater Vision. Washington, DC: Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, 7 October 1998 (Revised).

United States Congress. House. Budget for the Coast Guard, 1947. H. Doc. 495, 79th Cong., 2nd sess., 1946, Serial 11055.

________.________. Coast Guard Expenditures, 1916. H. Doc. 766, 65th Cong., 2nd sess., 1918, Serial 7242.

________.________. Coast Guard Officers Permitted to Serve with Venezuelan Government. H. Rp. 588, 66th Cong., 2nd sess., 1920, Serial 7652.

________.________. Coast Guard Oversight: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: First Session on Military Readiness and International Programs, September 17, 1981; Management: Problems and Procedures, September 30, 1981; Roles and Missions Study by the Executive Branch, November 10, 1981. 97th Congress, 1st sess., Serial 97-19. Washington: GPO, 1982.

________.________. Coast Guard to Resume Operations Under Treasury Department. H. Rp. 1135, 65th Cong., 3rd sess., 1919, Serial 7455.

________.________. To Create the Coast Guard. H. Rp. 682, 63rd, 2nd sess., 1914, Serial 6559.

________.________. Defining Jurisdiction of Coast Guard. H. Rp. 2452, 74th Cong., 2nd sess., 1936, Serial 9993.

________.________. Estimates of Appropriation for Coast Guard. H. Doc. 86, 67th Cong., 1st sess., 1921, Serial 7946.

________.________. Expenditures of Coast Guard, 1917. H. Doc. 516, 65th Cong., 2nd sess., 1918, Serial 7446; ...1918. H. Doc. 1528, 65th Cong., 3rd sess., 1919, Serial 7583; ...1919. H. Doc. 471, 66th Cong., 2nd sess., 1920, Serial 7770.

________.________. Expenses of Revenue-Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service, and Coast Guard, 1915. H. Doc. 387, 64th Cong., 1st sess., 1916, Serial 7101.

________.________. Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives on Senate Bill 569 and House Bills 14, 95, and 2026, To Establish a Department of Commerce and Labor, Industries, and Manufactures. Washington: GPO, 1902.

________.________. Improving Efficiency of Coast Guard. H. Rp. 1088, 76th Cong., 1st sess., 1939, Serial 10300.

________.________. Increasing Efficiency of Organization of Coast Guard. H. Rp. 1294, 86th Cong., 2nd sess., 1960, Serial 12243.

________.________. Perfecting Consolidation of Lighthouse Service with Coast Guard. H. Rp. 1325, 76th Cong., 1st sess., 1939, Serial 10301.

________.________. Proposed Provisions to Enable Coast Guard to Accomplish Merger of Lighthouse Service with Coast Guard. H. Doc. 356, 76th Cong., 1st sess., 1939, Serial 10349.

________.________. Committee on Government Operations. Department of Transportation Act: Hearings. 89th Cong., 2nd sess. Washington: GPO, 1966.

________.________.________.________. Report. 89th Cong., 2nd sess. Washington: GPO, 1966.

________.________. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Operations of the United States Coast Guard: Hearings. 84th Cong., 1st sess. Washington: GPO, 1955.

________.________.________. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation. Realignment of Management and Support Functions of Coast Guard: Hearings. Washington: GPO, 1987.

________. Senate. Coast Guard to Resume Operations Under Treasury Department. S. Rp. 788., 65th Cong., 3rd sess., 1919, Serial 7452.

________.________. To Create the Coast Guard. S. Rp. 300, 63rd Cong., 2nd sess., 1912, Serial 6552.

________.________. Defining Jurisdiction of Coast Guard. S. Rp. 2211, 74th Cong., 2nd sess., 1936, Serial 9989.

________.________. Increasing Efficiency of Coast Guard. S. Rp. 995, 74th sess., 1st sess., 1935, Serial 9880.

________.________. 175th Anniversary of Coast Guard. S. Rp. 427, 89th Cong., 1st sess., 1965, Serial 12662-3.

________.________. Perfecting Consolidation of Lighthouse Service with Coast Guard. S. Rp. 942, 76th Cong., 1st sess., 1939, Serial 10295.

________.________. Treasury Department Rules and Regulations, Pt. 2: Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service, Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. S. Doc. 399, 59th Cong., 2nd sess., Serial 5093.

________.________. Committee on Commerce. Select Committee on Methods of Business and Work in the Executive Departments. See "The Department of the Treasury." S. RP. 507, 50th Cong., 1st sess., Serial 2522. Washington: GPO, 1888.

United States Department of Transportation. 1982 Coast Guard Roles and Missions Study: Analysis of Coast Guard Programs. Washington: GPO, 1982.

________. Coast Guard Roles and Missions: Report. Washington: GPO, 1982.

United States General Accounting Office. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, United States Senate: "The Coast Guard--Limited Resources Curtail Ability to Meet Responsibilities." Washington: GPO, 1980.

________. Coast Guard: Reorganization Unlikely to Increase Resources or Overall Effectiveness: Report to Congressional Requesters. Washington: GPO, 1990.

United States General Services Administration. National Archives and Records Service. Office of the Federal Register. "United States Coast Guard." In: The United States Government Manual 1982/83. Washington: GPO, 1982.

United States National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. U.S. Coast Guard: Status, Problems, & Potential; A Special Report to the President and the Congress. Washington: National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere 1983.

United States Treasury Department. Study of Roles and Missions of the U.S. Coast Guard: Report to the Secretary, U.S. Treasury Department. 7 vols. Washington: U.S. Treasury Department 1962.

_______. U.S. Coast Guard: A Study of its Origin, Responsibilities, Relationships, & Direction. Washington: GPO, 1963.

Willoughby, W.F. The Reorganization of the Administrative Branch of the National Government. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1923.


Unpublished Papers, Theses and Dissertations

Allen, Thad W. "The Evolution of Federal Drug Enforcement and The United States Coast Guard's Interdiction Mission: A Case Study."  Master's Thesis, Alfred P. Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989.

Carus, W. Seth, & Thomas J. Hirschfeld. "Coast Guard Future Direction Study: Capstone Support Analysis." MIS 218, Alexandria, Virginia, Center for Naval Analyses Issue Paper, May 1997.

________., ________., Richard Houck, Richard D. Kohout, & Christopher Joyner. "Looking Out to 2020: Trends Relevant to the Coast Guard." CIM 499, Alexandria, Virginia, Center for Naval Analyses Issue Paper, May, 1997.

________., ________., ________., ________., ________., & Patrick H. Roth. "Coast Guard Future Directions Study: Briefing for the USCG Senior Advisory Group." CAB 96-96, Alexandria, Virginia, Center for Naval Analyses Annotated Briefing, January, 1997.

Greene, Lawrence E. "U.S. Coast Guard Reorganization: Why Merging the Field Units is Not Enough to Remain Semper Paratus (Always Ready)." Master of Arts thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, 2005.

Hirschfeld, Thomas J., Richard Houck, Arun, Malik, Robert Trost, & Jane de Winter. "Computing the Benefit of Coast Guard Missions." CIM 544, Alexandria, Virginia, Center for Naval Analyses Issue Paper, November, 1997.

Kohout, Richard D., & Patrick H. Roth. "U.S. Coast Guard: Purpose, Characteristics, Contributions, and Worth to the Nation." CRM 97-17, Alexandria, Virginia, Center for Naval Analyses Issue Paper, May, 1997.

Regan, Paul A. "The US Coast Guard into the Third Century." National Defense University, Washington, D.C., 1989.

Reynolds, George Richard.  "The United States Coast Guard in the Northwest, 1854-1900."  Master of Arts thesis, University of Washington, 1968.