The Battle for New York
Subtitle: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Penguin Books
Published: October 28, 2003
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780142003336
First sentence: After the commencement of hostilities in 1776, New York being situated near the centre of the colonial sea-board, and readily accessible from the sea, was selected by the enemy as a principal point for their future operations.