American Traitors: Benedict Arnold
2025-08-14 · 54 min · episode 305 · 7 entities
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American Traitors: Benedict Arnold
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<p>Is Benedict Arnold the biggest traitor in American History? In this episode, Don is joined by author Stephen Brumwell to examine how Arnold went from hero to villain.</p>
<p>How important was he to the Revolutionary cause? Why did he decide to go against it? And do his actions even count as treason?</p>
<p>Stephen Brumwell is a writer and independent historian specialising in British-American military affairs of the eighteenth century. He is the author of a number of books, the most recent being ‘Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty’.</p>
<p>Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.</p>
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