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

The book first details the establishment of the rescue swimmer program. Then there are 14 stories of rescues, including the incredible job the USCG did in response to Hurricane Katrina. These swimmers and their air crews are unsung heroes. Glad to have read this book and to have watched the Coast Gu......more

Once I got into the book, I couldn't put it down. I am glad I read Brotherhood of the Fin first because it helped me understand what Martha was talking about in several examples. I highly recommend this book--it truly helped me understand how incredible our Coast Guard members are.......more

If you are a fan of action-packed, real-life drama on the high seas, then “So Others May Live” by Martha LaGuardia is the book for you. With her Coast Guard background, LaGuardia captures the tension, teamwork, comradeship and humor that defines the Coast Guard’s search and rescue crews. As someone......more

The book kind of reads like the old television show rescue 911, but with stories of Coast Guard Rescues. The stories are pretty wild and no doubt show how elite, brave and selfless the people of the CG are. The scope of Hurricane Katrina really stood out to me in this book. What an utterly unique and......more

I was fascinated by the history of the US Coast Guard ‘s Rescue Swimmer’s program and the descriptions of many of the landmark missions gave me goose bumps. As a flight surgeon in the Coast Guard I am able to put myself into the well researched and described rescues and I could not put it down. I wo......more