You are familiar with the story of the American Revolution. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin ...

This lesson explores the British Army before and during the American Revolutionary War. The lesson, which features historian and author Don Hagist speaking at the Ame ...

There are certain rules about a war. Rule number one is young men die. And rule number two is, doctors can't change rule ...

Have you seen Ken Burns’s series “The American Revolution” on PBS? Even if you haven’t, you might have seen the commentary that accompanied it: a scorching string of articles accusing Burns of ...

Directed by Ken Burns with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, “The American Revolution” takes away the trimmings of nostalgia and myth from U.S. history. Instead, it gives audiences a raw, humane and ...

What began as hit-and-run guerrilla warfare soon evolved into organized, coordinated military campaigns. We explore how the Viet Minh grew from a resistance force into a structured army, and how ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s inexperienced army is prepared to wage a prolonged guerrilla war and spread anarchy throughout the country if the US attempts a ground invasion to depose him, ...

Today's guest is Ken Burns, the filmmaker who has massively reshaped national conversations about everything from the Civil War to baseball to jazz to immigration to national parks with epic ...

Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union. The British Army under General Cornwallis struggles to pacify the southern states. Meanwhile, one of the most ...

The American Revolution came out on November 16, 2025, on PBS. It played for six nights in a row, from November 16 to November 21. Each episode was two hours long, from 8 PM to 10 PM ET. You can also ...