Emerging Revolutionary War

Join us as we welcome historian and author Gabe Neville back to Rev War Revelry. Gabe has just finished and published one of the most comprehensive Revolutionary War unit histories on the Eighth Virginia Regiment titled “The Last Men Standing, The Eighth Virignia Regiment.” We will talk with Gabe about his research, interesting tidbits of his book and what let him to this project.

Join us as we welcome back historian and author Michael Harris as we discuss his new book “Fighting for Philadelphia: Forts Mercer and Mifflin, the Battle of Whitemarsh, and the Road to Valley Forge, October 5-December 19, 1777.” His latest book in his Philadelphia Campaign triology will wrap the fighting around Philadelphia in 1777. Harris’ books are some of the best on the American Revolution, so be sure to tune in!

Join us as we chat with historian and author John Settle on his new book covering the Virginia Continental Line in the South from 1780-1783.

While July 4, 1776 claims all the glory when it comes to the story of American independence, the actual vote for independence on July 2 almost didn't occur. From January's publication of Common Sense to December's darkest hours of the Revolution, author and historian Tom McMillan reconstructs the dramatic months when rebellious colonies transformed into a new nation. His detailed research yields compelling storytelling while exploring such pivotal days in 1776 as May 15, June 7, and of course July 2.A behind-the-scenes narrative examines the feud between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams and their view of government, as well as Congress's bold January declaration triggered a chain of unstoppable events. Now, 250 years later, McMillan traces the threads of history and how the Declaration of Independence's influence extended not only into the nineteenth century, but to today as well.

Join us for this latest installment in our Rev War Revelry series as we sit down with Matt Gault, Director of Education, Fort Ligonier, to discuss the fort's history and its role played during the Forbes Expedition of 1758. General John Forbes' successful campaign culminated in the capture of French-held Fort Duquesne at the Forks of the Ohio, helping to turn the tide of the French and Indian War.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians review the sixth episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution documentary.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians review the fifth episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution documentary.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians review the fourth episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution documentary.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians review the third episode of Ken Burns' The American Revolution.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians review the second episode of the new documentary Ken Burns' The American Revolution.