America's Homefront Air War: The Untold Facts of Armed U....
Thiel, Roger N. The true, untold facts of World War II's most improbable air force, the Civil Air Patrol's defense of America's East Coast, 1942-1943. During World War II, CAP was seen as a way to use America's civilian aviation resources to aid the war effort instead of grounding them. The organization assumed many missions including anti-submarine patrol and warfare, border patrols, and courier services. During World War II CAP's coastal patrol flew 24 mill...