026 Robert Middlekauff, Washington's Revolution




Ben Franklin's World show

Summary: What drove George Washington to become a Patriot during the American Revolution? How did he overcome the ill-trained and inexperienced troops, inadequate pay, and supply problems that plagued the Continental Army to win the War for American Independence? Robert Middlekauff reveals the answers to these questions as we explore details from his book Washington’s Revolution: The Making of America’s First Leader.