Emerging Revolutionary War

Mark Maloy interviews noted Washington historian and scholar Dr. Peter Henriques about his new book, "First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington."

Rob Orrison, Phill Greenwalt, Billy Griffith, and Mark Maloy sit down to answer listener generated questions.  Questions include: Who is the most overrated officer in the war? What are the best historic sites related to the Revolution?

Rob Orrison and Mark Maloy interview Eric Sterner about his new book: "Anatomy of a Massacre: The Destruction of Gnadenhutten, 1782" about the massacre of American Indians in Ohio during the Revolutionary War.

Rob Orrison, Kirby Smith, Drew Gruber, and Michael Moore discuss the events of the 1781 Virginia campaign, including the Battle of the Hook, the Battle of Green Spring, and Siege of Yorktown.

Billy Griffith talks with historian and author Christian McBurney about his new book "George Washington's Nemesis" and the interesting life and career of General Charles Lee.

Rob Orrison, Phill Greenwalt, and Vanessa Smiley discuss a major turning point of the Revolutionary War: the Battle of Kings Mountain, fought on October 7, 1780.

Phill Greenwalt and Mark Maloy discuss the Battle of Germantown (fought on October 4, 1777) with historian and author Michael Harris.

Rob Orrison, Travis Shaw, and Nate Stalvey discuss the history of one of the prominent heroes of the Revolutionary War: Daniel Morgan.  Born in New Jersey but living in Virginia at the time of the war, this French and Indian War veteran played major roles at Quebec, Saratoga, and Cowpens.

Phill Greenwalt interviews Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky about her new book "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution".

Phill Greenwalt and Billy Griffith talk with historian and author Michael Harris about the Battle of Brandywine that occurred on September 11, 1777.

Billy Griffith, Mark Wilcox, and Dr. Walter Powell discuss the most infamous treason in American history: Benedict Arnold.

Rob Orrison, Mark Maloy, Dan Welch, and Billy Griffith discuss their favorite movies related to the Revolutionary War and which ones get things right and ones that get things wrong.  Among those discussed are The Patriot, Last of the Mohicans, John Adams, The Crossing, and April Morning.

Emerging Revolutionary War historians Phill Greenwalt and Eric Sterner talk to Gabe Neville of the 8th Virginia Blog and Joe Herron, Chief of Interpretation at George Rogers Clark National Historic Site in Vincennes, Indiana.  They discuss the brutal and overlooked fighting that occurred in the western regions of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.

Phill Greenwalt interviews author John U. Rees about his new book: "'They Were Good Soldiers’: African–Americans Serving in the Continental Army, 1775-1783."

Phill Greenwalt talks with Mark Maloy, Vanessa Smiley, and Emerging Civil War's Paige Gibbons Backus about the number one killer during the Revolutionary War: disease and medicine.

Mark Maloy talks about preacher turned Revolutionary War hero Peter Muhlenberg and his regiment of soldiers (8th Virginia Regiment) with Mike Cecere (author of a new biography about Muhlenberg) and Gabe Neville (creator of the 8th Virginia blog).

Join Kate Egner, Liz Williams, and Rebecca Grawl as they discuss the musical 1776, what it gets right and wrong, and it's lasting impact.

Rob Orrison interviews William R. Griffith IV ("Billy") about his new book: "A Handsome Flogging, The Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, part of the Emerging Revolutionary War Book Series.

Mark Maloy, Liz Williams from Gadsby's Tavern, and Felicia Abrams and Kate Gruber from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation discuss the hit Broadway show, Hamilton. Get some historical perspective on the show and Alexander Hamilton.

Mark Maloy, Dan Welch, Savannah Rose, and Emerging Civil War co-founder Chris Mackowski discuss the history of Independence Day, July 4, 1776.

Historians Rob Orrison, Mark Maloy, Phill Greenwalt, and Billy Griffith discuss some of the most epic moments from the Revolutionary War, including Sergeant William Jasper, Charles Lee and George Washington's confrontation at Monmouth, Washington's charge at Princeton, Daniel Morgan at Quebec, and many others!

Historians Phill Greenwalt, Mark Maloy, Adam Zielinski, and Scott Hill discuss the Father of our Country, George Washington and how he became the indispensable man of the American Revolution.

Historians Phill Greenwalt, George Best, Dan Davis, and Jim Bailey discuss the oft overlooked War of 1812 and its significance in American history.

Rob Orrison of Emerging Revolutionary War discusses colonial taverns with Stacey Fraser from the Buckman Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts, Sarah Kneeshaw from Fraunces Tavern in New York City, and Liz Williams from Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, Virginia.

Revolutionary War historians Phill Greenwalt, Mark Maloy, Kate Gruber, and Kirby Smith discuss the Yorktown campaign of 1781, including the siege and other actions such as the Battle of Green Spring.