The American Revolution: Washington and Arnold On Christmas night 1776, Washington led twenty-four hundred cold and weary warriors across the Delaware River. This masterful attack on Trenton turned the tide of the war, building momentum for General Horatio Gates' and Benedict Arnold's subsequent triumph at Saratoga. Across the Atlantic, Benjamin Franklin waged an equally important - and successful - campaign to convince the French Court to recognize...

The American Revolution: England's Last Chance As the war lurched into its fifth bloody year. Benedict Arnold made a deal with the British to hand over the "key to the continent" - West Point. At sea, American privateers crippled British commerce, while France and Spain waged a naval war on Britain in the West Indies. Brutal leaders like Banastre "The Butcher" Tarleton helped the British dominate the South, until Nathaniel Greene forced Commander...