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The Battle for New York
Barnet Schecter is an independent historian and author who specializes in the revolutionary and civil history of New York City, drawing on his deep roots as a longtime resident of the metropolis. In The Battle for New York, he argues that the city was the strategic centerpiece of the entire American Revolution and the site of the largest battle of the eighteenth century. The book vividly recreates the 1776 campaign where George Washington’s inexperienced army faced the overwhelming might of the British Navy and suffered a series of devastating defeats. Ultimately, Schecter illustrates how the city’s occupation and the harrowing survival of the Continental Army during the retreat through Manhattan shaped the ultimate trajectory of the war for independence.
New York: Walker and Company, 2002. 1st edition. 454 pages. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Both are in NEAR FINE condition with the book and dustjacket only having slight rubbing on the corners and edges of the spine.
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