The American Revolution is often viewed in terms of the "Minute Men" of Lexington and Concord, or Mel Gibson's ragtag band of amateurs in The Patriot, constantly outsmarting those supposedly stupid, stodgy Brits. But the movies often mythologize the soldiers who fought in the Revolution. By downplaying the British army, these myth-makers detract from the real achievements of the American soldier. Historian Bruce Allardice sets the record straight. He will tell the story of the summer soldiers and sunshine patriots, of the horrors of Valley Forge, and of what our soldiers endured to help America gain its independence.
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