Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.

One man struggles to save lives for a regime bent on destroying them.

This is a remarkable true story of the military's most elite corp, the para-rescue jumpers, as told by a 20 year veteran still on active duty.

The history of a near-century of combat search and rescue, with an account of how the discipline was created and how it is administered—or neglected—today.

From award-winning journalist and combat veteran Michael Hirsh comes the thrilling inside story of the Air Force’s pararescue operations in Afghanistan. The first journalist to be embedded with an Air Force combat unit in the War on Terrorism, Hirsh flew from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, with the 71st Rescue Squadron to their expeditionary headquarters at a secret location in Central Asia. Unparalleled access to the PJs, as well as to the courageous men and women who fly them where they have to go, often under enemy fire, allowed Hirsh to uncover incredible stories of courage.

Recounts the experiences of Jerry Hoover, retired Coast Guard rescue swimmer, including his participation developing rescue swimmer tactics for the NASA escape pod, and his service in search and rescue operations following Hurricane Katrina.