Lorraine B Diehl
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A wonderfully nostalgic and inspiring look at the center of the home front during World War II-New York City
More than any other place, New York was the center of action on the home front during World War II. As Hitler came to power in Germany, American Nazis goose-stepped in Yorkville on the Upper East Side, while recently arrived Jewish émigrés found refuge on the Upper West Side. When America joined the fight, enlisted men heading for battle...