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New York at war

by Jaffe, Steven H.
Published by : Basic Books (New York ) Physical details: xviii, 404 pages illustrations, maps ; 25 cm ISBN:9780465036424; 0465036422.
Subject(s): Metropolitan Museum of Art | War. | Armed Conflicts | Warfare and Defence. | New York (N.Y.) -- History, Military. | New York (State) -- New York. | Military history.
Year: 2012
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300 - 399 355.009747 Jaf (Browse shelf) Available 111628

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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