Mike Wallace is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Founder and Advisory Board Chair of the Gotham Center for New York City History. He is the co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, and the author of Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919.

...An engaging and lively narrative.

• NAZIS AND NEW YORK1. Boycott 2. Brain Drain 3. Nazis in New York4. A Fifth Column?5. Kristallnacht6. Emigres Arrive: Manhattan7. Emigres Arrive: Williamsburg8. Aliens and Enemies ITALIANS9. Duce! Duce!10. Italian Anti-Fascists11. Hands off Ethiopia!12. Ambling Alp v. Brown Bomber13. "The Eagles of Rome Have Devoured the Lion of Judah" 14. Italians and Jews: 1938-194115. Louis v. Schmeling THE IRISH16. The Waning of the Green17. Catholic New York18. Church Besieged19. War in Spain20. Viva La Quince Brigada!21. Greens and Reds: The Transport Workers Union22. Catholics v. "Communists"23. Christian Front24. Enter Spellman25. Spellman Takes Command26. The Cross and the Flag27. Polonia ASIAN NEW YORK28. Japanese New York29. Chinese Gotham IN UNO PLURES30. Pluralists31. Culture Warrior 32. Building Brotherhood33. Fêteing the Folks 34. Teaching Tolerance 35. Americans All 36. Immigrants All37. Balladeers for Brotherhood38. Common Ground STUDY WAR NO MORE39. The Renunciator40. Antiwarriors41. Against War and Fascism42. Peace Crusade43. Unpopular Fronts44. Spanish New Yorkers45. Partisan Views46. Anti-totalitarianism47. Unpopular Front48. Red Scare Lite 49. Spies50. The Yanks Are Not Coming? FIGHTING LIBERALS51. FDR: Common Defense and General Welfare 52. Moral Rearmament53. Muscular Democracy54. Playwrights and Poets 55. Reality Radio56. Mars Invades New York57. Winchell Calling to All Ships at Sea 58. Stern's Post, Dolly's Daily59. PM 60. Brands from the Burning WALL STREET WARRIORS61. Let's Make a Deal 62. Change Agent63. The Veriest Roman64. Bankers Balked65. Council Counsel66. Anglophiliacs67. Intrepid68. Aid the Allies!69. Fifth Columnist70. Fighting Liberals v. Wall Street Warriors71. We Want Willkie!72. War Hawks at Work73. Martin, Barton, and Fish74. Arsenal of Democracy75. America First76. Second Platoon 77. 007 and the Stork Club Detective78. Down South American Way79. You Go to War with the Capitalists You've Got GOTHAM GIRDS FOR WAR80. Cash and Carry81. Black Power82. Illiberal Liberals83. Battle of the Atlantic 84. Civilian Defender85. La Guardia Third Term? UNDER THE GUN86. Pearl Harbor87. Turkey Shoot 88. Sabotage?89. The Mob and the Military90. Sabotage!91. Aliens92. Dissenters93. "As Dark as Hitler's Heart"94. Convoys95. "New York at War" WAR PORT96. Anchors Aweigh97. Smaller War Plants SCIENCE IN THE CITY98. R&D: Radar99. R&D: Manhattan Project100. The Anthropology of New York City SELLING THE WAR101. "Any Bonds Today?"102. "What This War Is All About"103. Clashing Visions of Victory104. Writers on Demand105. War Songs106. "Smashing Thru, Captain America Came Face to Face with Hitler . . ." HOME FRONT107. Women at Work108. Rosie and Charley109. Wenches with Wrenches110. Bad Moms 111. Controlling Consumption112. Controlling Rents BLACKS113. A White Folks War?114. "Checkerboarding" Worksites115. Penned In and Pissed Off116. G.I. Jim Crow117. Satyagraha in Madison Square Garden118. Zoots119. Clampdown120. "Get the White Man! Get the White Man!"121. Passing the Torch HOLOCAUST122. Sounds of Distant Slaughter123. Homeland?124. Trouble at Home JEWS & BLACKS125. Jews and Blacks126. Fighting Prejudice127. Politics128. Housing 129. Jobs130. Game Changer ON THE TOWN131. Sex and the City132. Night Clubs133. The Voice134. Bop135. Rumbamania136. Art of This Century137. Book Boom138. Broadway139. Towards a Fashion-Industrial Complex140. On the Town 141. The Theater at the Center of the World PLANNING THE POSTWAR CITY142. Presenting the Future: a Public Plan143. "Two Million Plans!"144. Housing: The Specter of Suburbanization and the Battle against Blight145. Rubber and Rails146. Sea147. Sky148. Infrastructure149. Washington or Wall Street?150. Manufacturing: Tide Going Out or Tide Coming in? 151. Headquarters PLANNING THE POSTWAR NATION152. Dueling Planners153. Paging Dr. New Deal 154. Dr. New Deal: Call Only When Needed155. Dr. New Deal: Wanted, Dead or Alive, Preferably Dead156. Rightist Thrust . . .157. Liberal Riposte158. The Last Subway Series159. Enter: "Red Menace"160. Cue: Cold War161. Dr. New Deal: Back in the Saddle PLANNING THE POSTWAR WORLD162. New World a' Comin163. An Empire of Free Trade164. Racism & Imperialism165. India166. China 167. Puerto Rico168. Uniting the Nations EPILOGS

Mike Wallace is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Founder and Advisory Board Chair of the Gotham Center for New York City History. He is the co-author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History, and the author of Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919.

...An engaging and lively narrative.

• NAZIS AND NEW YORK1. Boycott 2. Brain Drain 3. Nazis in New York4. A Fifth Column?5. Kristallnacht6. Emigres Arrive: Manhattan7. Emigres Arrive: Williamsburg8. Aliens and Enemies ITALIANS9. Duce! Duce!10. Italian Anti-Fascists11. Hands off Ethiopia!12. Ambling Alp v. Brown Bomber13. "The Eagles of Rome Have Devoured the Lion of Judah" 14. Italians and Jews: 1938-194115. Louis v. Schmeling THE IRISH16. The Waning of the Green17. Catholic New York18. Church Besieged19. War in Spain20. Viva La Quince Brigada!21. Greens and Reds: The Transport Workers Union22. Catholics v. "Communists"23. Christian Front24. Enter Spellman25. Spellman Takes Command26. The Cross and the Flag27. Polonia ASIAN NEW YORK28. Japanese New York29. Chinese Gotham IN UNO PLURES30. Pluralists31. Culture Warrior 32. Building Brotherhood33. Fêteing the Folks 34. Teaching Tolerance 35. Americans All 36. Immigrants All37. Balladeers for Brotherhood38. Common Ground STUDY WAR NO MORE39. The Renunciator40. Antiwarriors41. Against War and Fascism42. Peace Crusade43. Unpopular Fronts44. Spanish New Yorkers45. Partisan Views46. Anti-totalitarianism47. Unpopular Front48. Red Scare Lite 49. Spies50. The Yanks Are Not Coming? FIGHTING LIBERALS51. FDR: Common Defense and General Welfare 52. Moral Rearmament53. Muscular Democracy54. Playwrights and Poets 55. Reality Radio56. Mars Invades New York57. Winchell Calling to All Ships at Sea 58. Stern's Post, Dolly's Daily59. PM 60. Brands from the Burning WALL STREET WARRIORS61. Let's Make a Deal 62. Change Agent63. The Veriest Roman64. Bankers Balked65. Council Counsel66. Anglophiliacs67. Intrepid68. Aid the Allies!69. Fifth Columnist70. Fighting Liberals v. Wall Street Warriors71. We Want Willkie!72. War Hawks at Work73. Martin, Barton, and Fish74. Arsenal of Democracy75. America First76. Second Platoon 77. 007 and the Stork Club Detective78. Down South American Way79. You Go to War with the Capitalists You've Got GOTHAM GIRDS FOR WAR80. Cash and Carry81. Black Power82. Illiberal Liberals83. Battle of the Atlantic 84. Civilian Defender85. La Guardia Third Term? UNDER THE GUN86. Pearl Harbor87. Turkey Shoot 88. Sabotage?89. The Mob and the Military90. Sabotage!91. Aliens92. Dissenters93. "As Dark as Hitler's Heart"94. Convoys95. "New York at War" WAR PORT96. Anchors Aweigh97. Smaller War Plants SCIENCE IN THE CITY98. R&D: Radar99. R&D: Manhattan Project100. The Anthropology of New York City SELLING THE WAR101. "Any Bonds Today?"102. "What This War Is All About"103. Clashing Visions of Victory104. Writers on Demand105. War Songs106. "Smashing Thru, Captain America Came Face to Face with Hitler . . ." HOME FRONT107. Women at Work108. Rosie and Charley109. Wenches with Wrenches110. Bad Moms 111. Controlling Consumption112. Controlling Rents BLACKS113. A White Folks War?114. "Checkerboarding" Worksites115. Penned In and Pissed Off116. G.I. Jim Crow117. Satyagraha in Madison Square Garden118. Zoots119. Clampdown120. "Get the White Man! Get the White Man!"121. Passing the Torch HOLOCAUST122. Sounds of Distant Slaughter123. Homeland?124. Trouble at Home JEWS & BLACKS125. Jews and Blacks126. Fighting Prejudice127. Politics128. Housing 129. Jobs130. Game Changer ON THE TOWN131. Sex and the City132. Night Clubs133. The Voice134. Bop135. Rumbamania136. Art of This Century137. Book Boom138. Broadway139. Towards a Fashion-Industrial Complex140. On the Town 141. The Theater at the Center of the World PLANNING THE POSTWAR CITY142. Presenting the Future: a Public Plan143. "Two Million Plans!"144. Housing: The Specter of Suburbanization and the Battle against Blight145. Rubber and Rails146. Sea147. Sky148. Infrastructure149. Washington or Wall Street?150. Manufacturing: Tide Going Out or Tide Coming in? 151. Headquarters PLANNING THE POSTWAR NATION152. Dueling Planners153. Paging Dr. New Deal 154. Dr. New Deal: Call Only When Needed155. Dr. New Deal: Wanted, Dead or Alive, Preferably Dead156. Rightist Thrust . . .157. Liberal Riposte158. The Last Subway Series159. Enter: "Red Menace"160. Cue: Cold War161. Dr. New Deal: Back in the Saddle PLANNING THE POSTWAR WORLD162. New World a' Comin163. An Empire of Free Trade164. Racism & Imperialism165. India166. China 167. Puerto Rico168. Uniting the Nations EPILOGS