Heartbreak and heroism : Canadian search and rescue stories /

This book is about some of the most dramatic search-and-rescue operations in Canada. Whether the action is on the heaving deck of a sinking ship off the Newfoundland coast, within the incredibly confining walls of a power plant in Ontario, or high on a cliff face on a British Columbia mountain, each...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melady, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces > Search and rescue operations > History.
Canada. > Forces armées canadiennes > Opérations de recherches et de sauvetage > Histoire.
Canada. > Canadian Armed Forces.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Search and rescue operations.
Electronic books.
e-books.
History.
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Birth of Para Rescue; 2 Tragedy on Baffin Island; 3 Cold War Crash; 4 Smashed Up, Sucked Down, Destroyed; 5 Rescue Shock; 6 All in a Day's Work; 7 Fire at Sea; 8 The Fury of a Flood; 9 For Better or for Worse; 10 Heartbreak and Heroism; 11 Rescuing the Rescuer; 12 Rooftop Rescue; 13 Diver Down; 14 Crash at the Top of the World; 15 Death in the Snow; 16 That Others May Live; 17 By Parachute at Night; 18 The Cruel Sea; Epilogue.

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