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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
by Michael J. Tougias
What an amazing story. Two tankers break in half off the coast of Cape Cod during a horrible storm in 1952, and a bunch of Coast Guard lifeboats and cutters make daring rescue attempts to save as many people as possible. Soon to be a movie, but I decided to read the book instead. Usually, this type of subject is not my cup of tea, but I liked the way the story was filled in with nautical and regional history. I'm not sure I had a clear picture of some of the events (I cannot tell aft from port from whatever), but the intensity and enormity of the situation came through in the writing. These are brave men whose valiant actions should not be forgotten.