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Jaffe, Steven H.
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War.
New York (N.Y.) -- History, Military.
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New York at war : four centuries of combat, fear, and intrigue in Gotham / Steven H. Jaffe.
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Jaffe, Steven H.
New York : Basic Books, c2012.
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War.
New York (N.Y.) -- History, Military.
ISBN:
9780465036424 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0465036422 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Description:
xviii, 404 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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, 1861-65 -- Huns within our gates: World War I, 1914-18 -- Tempting target: global conflict and World War II, 1933-1945 -- Red alert: the Cold War years, 1946-82 -- Declarations of war: urban terrorism, 1908-2001.
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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.
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