xi, 321 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Hell of a town
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
THE THREAT. Worlds of tomorrow Peal Harbor Sunday December jitters In the event of an air raid... Nazis in New York The British, the Russians, and the Doll-Lady spy THE HARBOR. Shipping out The Great Navy Yard The Normandie ablaze The port imperiled From Europe's shores THE UNIFORMS. Campus navies The Coast Guard in Brooklyn Army cameras in Queens THE STAGE. Voices of democracy Hearts at the stage door canteen Lunchtime follies Irving Berlin's army Moss Hart's airmen Beautiful mornin' and sailors on the town THE NIGHT. Times Square in shadow The Latin beat Cafâe society THE TENSIONS. The Fuehrer of Yorkville The Catholics and the Jews Harlem seethes The riot of '43 THE HOMECOMING. The miracle drug "Don't stare and don't ask questions" Colonel Smith's last mission "For a worthy cause" Finale for La Guardia Epilogue: world capital
