Victory City : a history of New York and New Yorkers during World War II / John Strausbaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strausbaugh, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York (N.Y.)--History--1898-1951.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

World War, 1939-1945--New York (State)--New York.

World War, 1939-1945.

Genre:

History.

Nonfiction.

Physical Description:

vii, 487 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Twelve, 2018.

Summary:

A cultural history of World War II-era New York explores how the city emerged as a world capital and became the home of famed politicians, gangsters, and celebrities.

Contents:

Part 1 Storm Clouds Gather

Chapter 1 Decades of Disaster p. 9

Chapter 2 Gotham Goes to Washington p. 17

Chapter 3 New Deal New York p. 25

Chapter 4 Franklin Rosenfeld of Jew York City p. 35

Chapter 5 If It Can Happen There... p. 46

Chapter 6 Life and Death p. 56

Chapter 7 Springtime for Mussolini p. 63

Chapter 8 Hitler's New York Friends p. 69

Chapter 9 The Rise and Fall of Fritz Kuhn p. 76

Chapter 10 Paradise for Spies p. 85

Chapter 11 Red, Pink, Pacifist p. 97

Chapter 12 Cinderella Men p. 104

Chapter 13 God Bless America p. 111

Part 2 The Storm Breaks

Chapter 14 Mr. New York's World's Fair p. 119

Chapter 15 Einstein's Cottage p. 135

Chapter 16 Treason p. 140

Chapter 17 Eagles and Doves p. 144

Chapter 18 Downward, Christian Soldiers p. 151

Chapter 19 Blitzkrieg p. 158

Chapter 20 The Last Time I Saw Paris p. 168

Chapter 21 Wendell Willkie vs. the Third Termites p. 175

Chapter 22 Hell No, They Won't Go p. 184

Chapter 23 New Yorkers and the Blitz p. 193

Chapter 24 Harry Who? p. 203

Chapter 25 Unlimited Emergency p. 211

Chapter 26 Spies, Traitors, and a Flying Ace p. 215

Chapter 27 Civil Defense and Amateur Intelligence p. 223

Chapter 28 Bums and Bombers p. 229

Chapter 29 The Mayor and Murder Inc. p. 235

Part 3 Boom Town

Chapter 30 Day of Infamy p. 243

Chapter 31 The City Mobilizes p. 254

Chapter 32 You're a Sap, Mr. Jap p. 263

Chapter 33 Lights Out p. 269

Chapter 34 You're in the Army Now p. 282

Chapter 35 Boom and Gloom p. 295

Chapter 36 Rosie, and Not So p. 303

Chapter 37 No-Good Thieving, Chiseling Tinhorns p. 311

Chapter 38 Women at War p. 318

Chapter 39 Buffaloed Soldiers and Conscientious Objectors p. 325

Chapter 40 Selling the War p. 332

Chapter 41 Zoot Suit Killers and a Bobby Sox Riot p. 339

Chapter 42 Banking on Hitler p. 345

Chapter 43 Murder and Massacre p. 354

Chapter 44 A Spy on Staten Island; a Riot in Harlem p. 363

Chapter 45 Ghosts p. 371

Chapter 46 The Manhattan Project and Its Moles p. 380

Chapter 47 Clear It with Sidney p. 392

Chapter 48 Endings p. 400

Chapter 49 To Trinity and Beyond p. 410

Part 4 The Big Bonanza

Chapter 50 The Wonder City p. 419

Chapter 51 Treason on Trial p. 428

Chapter 52 World Capital p. 436.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781455567485

1455567485

OCLC:

1035770988