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New York at war : four centuries of combat, fear, and intrigue in Gotham

Title: New York at war : four centuries of combat, fear, and intrigue in Gotham / Steven H. Jaffe.
Author: Jaffe, Steven H.
Publication: New York : Basic Books, ©2012.

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Description

xviii, 404 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

This title presents the complete military history of New York from the colonial era to 9/11, showing how the Empire City and its inhabitants have been fundamentally shaped by war.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Military history.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Savages and salty men: the Dutch-Lenape encounter, 1609-1664 -- Trojan horses: New Amsterdam and the English threat, 1653-1674 -- Key and bulwark: New York in the English empire, 1664-1774 -- Demons of discord: the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 -- Hot shot and heavy metal: France, England, and war at sea, 1793-1815 -- The front door: the Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Huns within our gates: World War I, 1914-1918 -- Tempting target: global conflict and World War II, 1933-1945 -- Red alert: the Cold War years, 1946-1982 -- Declarations of war: urban terrorism, 1908-2001.

Call Number

F128.3

ISBN

9780465036424
0465036422

LCCN

2012000454
40020787487

OCLC

744287683

Author

Jaffe, Steven H.

Title

New York at war : four centuries of combat, fear, and intrigue in Gotham / Steven H. Jaffe.

Imprint

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40020787487

Research Call Number

*R-USLHG F128.3 .J34 2012

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