Battle for New York: City at the Heart of the American Revolution. by Schecter, Barnet - 2002

Walker Books, 2002. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Walker & Company, 2002. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Walker & Company. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Walker & Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedGood. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.

Walker & Co, 2002-09-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

First edition/first printing. No writing/underlining/highlighting, no folded page corners. Dust jacket has some wear to top outer corners. Not a remainder or book club printing.

New York: Walker & Company, 2002. viii, 454 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "On September 15, 1776, the British army under General William Howe invaded Manhattan Island, landing at an open field on the banks of the East River, roughly where the United Nations sits today. George Washington's Continental Army, still in disarray after its miraculous escape following the disastrous Battle of Brooklyn some two weeks earlier, retreated north to Harlem Heights, leaving New York in British hands. Control of the city was Howes primary objective; located at the mouth of the strategically vital Hudson River, it had become the centerpiece of England's strategy for putting down the American rebellion. However, as Barnet Schecter reveals in his stirring narrative, far from furnishing a key to the colonies, New York proved to be the fatal albatross that strangled the British war effort. The Battle for… Read More

Walker Books, 2002-09-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

Walker & Company. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802713742 . Tight unmarked book with faint smudge to foreedge; in glossy dust jacket. ; 163.07 X 38.99 X 241.81 millimeters; 448 pages .