New York at War: 2 of 4: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham 1st Edition. by Steven H. Jaffe (Author)
Photo: English: New York, 1917. "Landship Recruit on Union Square." The U.S.S. Recruit, a wooden battleship erected by the Navy, served as a World War I recruiting station at Union Square from 1917 to 1920, when it "set sail" for Coney Island. Date | 1917 Source | THE LANDSHIP ‘RECRUIT’, 1917 (http://www.retronaut.co/2011/08/the-landship-recruit-1917/) Author | George Grantham Bain Collection http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow New York at War: 2 of 4: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham 1st Edition. by Steven H. Jaffe (https://www.amazon.com/Steven-H-Jaffe/e/B001KHHCNU/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) (Author) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465036422/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 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.