Ep 200: Rick Atkinson on the American Revolution at 250

School of War · May 27, 2025 · 53m

Rick Atkinson, historian and author of The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780, joins the show to discuss the causes, conduct, and epic consequences of the American Revolution.

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• 02:08 Introduction

• 02:21 Journalism

• 04:30 Mogadishu

• 09:30 Lessons

• 12:49 Ideology

• 16:36 Diplomacy

• 20:21 Boston

• 22:59 “Blows must decide”

• 28:05 British strategy

• 31:27 Washington

• 36:49 Franklin in Paris

• 41:15 Friendless Britain

• 45:57 Legacy

• 51:24 250th Celebration

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