Summary: This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we explore look at the American Revolution from a different angle – the British angle. We ask, How did Great Britain, a global military power that was well on its way to becoming the greatest empire in history, lose to a 13 disorganized colonies with no military, money, or allies? To help us out, I speak with historian Andrew O’Shaughnessy about his book, The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire.
