This title presents the complete military history of New York from the colonial era to 9/11, showing how the Empire City and its inhabitants have been fundamentally shaped by war.

Savages and salty men: the Dutch-Lenape encounter, 1609-1664 -- Trojan horses: New Amsterdam and the English threat, 1653-1674 -- Key and bulwark: New York in the English empire, 1664-1774 -- Demons of discord: the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 -- Hot shot and heavy metal: France, England, and war at sea, 1793-1815 -- The front door: the Civil War, 1861-65 -- Huns within our gates: World War I, 1914-18 -- Tempting target: global conflict and World War II, 1933-1945 -- Red alert: the Cold War years, 1946-82 -- Declarations of war: urban terrorism, 1908-2001.