Battleground New York City : countering spies, saboteurs, and terrorists since 1861 / Thomas A. Reppetto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reppetto, Thomas A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subversive activities--New York (State)--New York--History.

Subversive activities.

Crime--New York (State)--New York--History.

Crime.

Espionage--New York (State)--New York--History.

Espionage.

Terrorism--New York (State)--New York--History.

Terrorism.

Police--New York (State)--New York--History.

Police.

Secret service--New York (State)--New York--History.

Secret service.

Intelligence service--New York (State)--New York--History.

Intelligence service.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2011]

Contents:

Guarding America's greatest city: security policing before 1914

The Manhattan front: the undeclared war, 1914-17

The storm center of America: New York at war, 1917-18

From Red Scare to Black Chamber: 1919

1930

Countdown to war: 1931-40

All the President's men: June 1940

December 1941

Enemies real and imagined: 1942

1945

The journey to 9/11: New York security in the second half of the 20th century

911 and beyond: the 21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index.

ISBN:

9781597976770

1597976776

OCLC:

682895709