The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold
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A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America's most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold. číst celé
Malcolm Joyce Boeken
Joyce Lee Malcolm is een vooraanstaand historicus en constitutioneel geleerde wiens werk zich verdiept in de ontwikkeling van individuele rechten en de complexe relatie tussen oorlog en samenleving. Haar onderzoek richt zich primair op de Britse en koloniale Amerikaanse geschiedenis, en biedt diepgaande inzichten in de fundamentele beginselen die juridische en sociale structuren hebben gevormd. Malcolm's wetenschappelijke bijdragen belichten de historische ontwikkeling van vrijheden en de maatschappelijke impact van conflicten.
The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold - An American Life
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A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America’s most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold. Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period’s great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause? Malcolm skillfully unravels the man behind the myth and gives us a portrait of the true Arnold and his world. There was his dramatic victory against the British at Saratoga in 1777 and his troubled childhood in a pre-revolutionary America beset with class tension and economic instability. We witness his brilliant wartime military exploits and his contentious relationship with a newly formed and fractious Congress, who were fearful of powerful military leaders.