Battle for Manhattan
About this eBook
At the time of its first release, the book drew praise for using present-day names for locations to put historic events in perspective, a technique the author referred to as “terrain appreciation,” rounding out the book with authenticated descriptions of New York in 1776 that will leave the reader captivated.
“Bliven’s book—a virtually perfect example of the military monograph—consistently reminds readers that these are not distant and alien battlefields he’s talking about; indeed, this is ground thousands of New Yorkers now commute across without a second thought...”—Steve Donoghue, Stevereads
About the author
Bruce Bliven Jr. (January 31, 1916 - January 2, 2002) was a prolific writer of popular books and magazine articles on subjects as diverse as military campaigns and the history of the typewriter.
Born in Los Angeles, he moved to New York when he was 17 months old. He was educated at Harvard and wrote briefly for a newspaper in Stroudsburg, Pa., and for The Manchester Guardian, the British paper, before graduation in 1937.
He began writing editorials for The New York Post, leaving to serve in World War II as a lieutenant in the field artillery. He took part in the D-Day landings in Normandy and wrote a children’s book about it titled “The Story of D-Day, June 6, 1944,” published in 1956. His “Battle for Manhattan” was published the same year and told of Washington’s fight with the Redcoats.
Following the war, Bliven returned to civilian life and became a magazine writer, covering a vast range of subjects. He wrote for The New Yorker for many years and there met his wife, the former Naomi Horowitz, a fellow writer. They had a son, Frederic.
Bliven died at his home in Manhattan in 2002 aged 85.
