Rum War at Sea Author:Malcolm F Willoughby Probably no other era in American history has been more controversial than the prohibition period, extending from the middle 1920's through the early 1930's. As one of the law enforcement agencies charged with the suppression of the illegal liquor traffic, the United States Coast Guard was deeply involved in what has come to be known as "The Ru... more »m War." It was a hard, unremitting war with few of the rewards normally accompanying performance of such duty. This carefully researched, well documented history, students of this turbulent chapter of American history will find rewarding reading.« less