What You'll Learn:
Anyone who has taken an American history course has heard about Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and old King George III. But what were these people like? Why did they do what they did? Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard team up again to bring the latest installment of the Killing series, providing the behind the scenes context for key figures in the fight for American freedom. O’Reilly and Dugard’s account gives dimension to the statesmen, rebels, traitors, and tyrants of that era, helping us understand how a ragtag American army managed to pull off a win against the world’s most powerful nation.
Key Insights:
- Fighting in the French-Indian War turned George Washington from a Virginian gentleman into a warrior.
- Despite being a master of diplomacy, Benjamin Franklin was unable to maintain peace between the Crown and the colonies.
- King George III had a lot to lose—not just economic and political standing, but England’s very identity as a global superpower.
- The Swamp Fox of South Carolina kept the continental South out of British control.
- Benedict Arnold’s Loyalist lover helped him to betray his American compatriots.
- The Americans might have lost the war if Arnold’s greed had not delayed a decisive British strike.
- John Paul Jones brought the realities of war to British shores with his daring exploits.
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