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I actually came across this series by accident & couldn't stop watching. The episode I saw details how Gen. Washington outwitted, outmaneuvered & outfought the then-most powerful military force on the planet, the British. I have tended over the years, maybe like others, to think of the American Revolution as sort of a small window in history (1776), but it actually occurred over a period of 6 yrs, & then another 2 yrs before the Treaty of Paris was signed. Noteworthy is that Washington had setbacks: battle losses, hardships, weaponry shortages & more but he & his brave men persisted & with a few divine interventions (weather, British missteps, arrival of the French, etc), they prevailed. Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown is one of the great moments in U. S. history. It's a story that needs telling & retelling, to understand what Washington & his men faced, what was at stake (their lives, their honor, their fortunes), and the freedom they gained, for us, thus laying the foundation for the greatest nation in history. An outstanding production, and Grammer's narration is no less than stellar.