Helluva town
Subtitle: the story of New York City during World War II
By: Richard Goldstein
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781416589969
Other titles: Hell of a town
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: THE THREAT. Worlds of tomorrow; title: Peal Harbor Sunday; title: December jitters; title: In the event of an air raid...; title: Nazis in New York; title: The British, the Russians, and the Doll-Lady spy; title: THE HARBOR. Shipping out; title: The Great Navy Yard; title: The Normandie ablaze; title: The port imperiled; title: From Europe's shores; title: THE UNIFORMS. Campus navies; title: The Coast Guard in Brooklyn; title: Army cameras in Queens; title: THE STAGE. Voices of democracy; title: Hearts at the stage door canteen; title: Lunchtime follies; title: Irving Berlin's army; title: Moss Hart's airmen; title: Beautiful mornin' and sailors on the town; title: THE NIGHT. Times Square in shadow; title: The Latin beat; title: Café society; title: THE TENSIONS. The Fuehrer of Yorkville; title: The Catholics and the Jews; title: Harlem seethes; title: The riot of '43; title: THE HOMECOMING. The miracle drug; title: "Don't stare and don't ask questions"; title: Colonel Smith's last mission; title: "For a worthy cause"; title: Finale for La Guardia; title: Epilogue: world capital.