America250! Day in the Life of a Soldier

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This is the eighth episode in a series marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America's semiquincentennial.
By the time the delegates at the Continental Congress formally declared independence in July 1776, the armed rebellion had been underway for more than a year. General George Washington had been in the field since the summer of '75. The men of the Continental Army saw little glory throughout a bloody, prolonged conflict during which they were often half-naked and hungry. More men died from disease than from enemy bullets. In this episode, historian Alan Taylor tells us what it was like to be a soldier fighting the British and fellow Americans who stayed loyal to the crown.
Recommended reading:
American Revolutions, A Continental History, 1750-1804 (amazon.com/dp/0393082814?lv=shuf&channelId…) by Alan Taylor
Further listening (America250 series):
Episode 1 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-thoma…) w/ Lindsay Chervinsky Episode 2 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-ideas…) w/ Kate Carté Episode 3 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-origi…) w/ Alan Taylor Episode 4 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-civic…) w/ Lindsay Chervinsky Episode 5 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-linco…) w/ Jim Oakes Episode 6 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-antis…) w/ Sean Wilentz Episode 7 (historyasithappens.libsyn.com/america250-georg…) w/ H.W. Brands

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