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Jaffe, Steven H.

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

New York : Basic Books, ©2012.

xviii, 404 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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.

War.

New York (N.Y.) -- History, Military.

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.

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