Over Here!: New York City During World War II
“I loved this book and all the great memories it captured.” (Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation)“Lorraine Diehl has done it again. This is an evocative look at New York City during the Second World War; it is an enthusiastic, personal, immensely entertaining book, and a story about a city joining together to overcome the greatest challenge of the 20th Century. Brava!” (Ken Burns)Praise for THE LATE, GREAT PENNSYLVANIA STATION:“Diehl has now brought the station vividly back to life with a highly readable and beautifully illustrated tribute.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post)“Meticulously details the ignominy and economic folly that attended the destruction of one of New York’s most impressive public places.” (New York Times)“An effective protest against hasty and indiscriminate demolition.” (Atlantic Monthly)Diehl tells the story rich in detail, with intelligence and infectious—though never blind—enthusiasm.” (Christian Science Monitor)Praise for SUBWAYS:“A breezy historical overview, taking us back to the pre-subway days when the streets of New York were almost impassable . . . through the heroic days of underground tunnel construction and the nickel fare, we come to see why. . . the subway was the great emancipator. (New York Times Book Review)