New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham
- ISBN-10
- 0465029701
- ISBN-13
- 9780465029709
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-10
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Author
- Steven H Jaffe
Description
Stretching from the colonial era to 9/11 and beyond, New York at War is that most rare of books: a work of history that is at once local and international, timely and timeless. Bringing a unique lens to bear on the world's most celebrated and contested city, Jaffe reveals the unimaginable ways the city has changed -- and how it has stubbornly endured -- under threats both external and internal.
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