American Revolution Documentary
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I've made it through four episodes so far. It's fascinating how small the armies were compared to subsequent wars (5,000-10,000 vs. 50,000-100,000 during the Civil War). I had never followed the revolution that closely; so, much of this information has been a revelation. Washington did a lot of losing but he did keep his army intact.
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Posting this on the politics thread, just because.
Really looking forward to this one. I’m sure Ken Burns did his usual masterful job putting this together. He’s doing some events, conversations with the public and pre-screenings all over the nation leading up to a November release on PBS (my favourite TV programming). He just did one in Raleigh yesterday - did anyone go check it out?
Really looking forward to this one. I’m sure Ken Burns did his usual masterful job putting this together. He’s doing some events, conversations with the public and pre-screenings all over the nation leading up to a November release on PBS (my favourite TV programming). He just did one in Raleigh yesterday - did anyone go check it out?
The American Revolution | Coming Fall 2025 | PBS
The American Revolution, a landmark documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, is coming Fall 2025.
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The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a civil war, and a world war. It impacted millions – from Canada to the Caribbean...
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Is this a discussion of the first one to free us from British rule or the upcoming second one to free us from Russian rule?
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In re RIck Atkinson: I once had a brief e-mail correspondence with an active-duty Army Officer who had written a history book that was getting good reviews and some buzz as maybe a Pulitzer nominee. And then, as he put it, "Rick f***ing Atkinson" released Book 1 of the Liberation Trilogy, "Army at Dawn," and once he read it, he said that not only did he have no shot at a nomination but that he didn't even deserve to be nominated. I think I replied with some nonsense about not comparing his book to "Army at Dawn," but some of Akinson's earlier books. His response was that if I was talking about "The Long Gray Line," then I wasn't helping.