10 Uncomfortable Truths About the American Revolution
- Episode aired Jul 12, 2018
- 15m
The American Revolution is rich in myth and legend, quite a bit of it of questionable validity. But the big one is the omission of the extent France was involved in the war thanks to the dip... Read allThe American Revolution is rich in myth and legend, quite a bit of it of questionable validity. But the big one is the omission of the extent France was involved in the war thanks to the diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin. The French treated the Revolution as a proxy war with England... Read allThe American Revolution is rich in myth and legend, quite a bit of it of questionable validity. But the big one is the omission of the extent France was involved in the war thanks to the diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin. The French treated the Revolution as a proxy war with England and provided substantial naval forces, soldiers, advisors and supplies which were essenti... Read all