New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham

by Steven H. Jaffe

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465036422
• ISBN13: 9780465036424
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher