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

New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham by Jaffe, Steven H. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780465036424.

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 worlds 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.