Valiant Ambition : George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution

from writemoves

I am not as familiar with the events during the Revolutionary War and with the start-up of the U.S. democracy as I should be. This very readable book filled in a lot of my knowledge gap. I was fascinated more by the stories around Benedict Arnold than I was about the stories around George Washing...

from Carolee888

What impressed me the most from reading this well researched and documented book about Benedict Arnold was how close the United States came to not coming to into being. The author, Nathaniel Philbrick writes with much insight and detail. I feel that I have a good picture of what Benedict Arnold w...

from wagner.sarah35

A thoughtful and compelling examination of Benedict Arnold. Rather than dismissing Arnold's treasonous actions, Nathaniel Philbrick digs into the revolutionary war general's character and the reasons behind the betrayal. He also does a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of the times and first ...

from Schmerguls

5518. Valiant Ambition George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by Nathaniel Philbrick (read 11 Dec 2017) This 2016 book tells in great detail of Benedict Arnold's recklessly heroic exploits when he was a patriot and of his many quarrels and complaints over how...

from tuckerresearch

Philbrick is a good writer and a good researcher. This is, mostly, the story of Benedict Arnold told in Philbrick's characteristic verve and wit. There's nothing greatly new here, but it is told in fine form. Washington is shunted in from time to time, but it is really the story of Arnold, with s...