The epic documentary series offers an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and the birth of the United States, tracing how thirteen colonies defied the British crown, secured independence, and established a radical new system of government that reshaped a continent and inspired democratic movements worldwide for centuries to come (…).
Viewers will experience the American Revolution through the memories of those who lived it: rank-and-file Continental soldiers and American militiamen (some of them teenagers), Patriot political and military leaders, British Army officers, American Loyalists, Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German soldiers in the British service, French and Spanish allies, and civilians across North America, Loyalist as well as Patriot, including many made refugees by the war (…).
Over 250 years after the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the twelve-hour The American Revolution is every bit as epic as it should be. It’s not just essential viewing for history buffs, but a reminder of how complex—and unfinished—the American story remains.
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