简介：HistorianRichardHolmesbringsustheextraordinarystoryofAmerica'sfirstcivilwar.We'vebeentoldthattheWarofIndependencewastheAmericanpeople'sstruggleforlibertyagainstanoppressivecolonialpower.However,manyAmericanswereloyaltotheBritishCrownthroughoutthewar;menandwomenoftenchosesidesnotbecausetheywantedfreedom,butbecausetheywantedtheirneighbour'sland.Usingvividreconstruction,eye-witnessaccounts,originaldocumentsandpaintings,andRichard'sprovenstory-tellingskills,thisfilmoverthrowstraditionalperceptionsaboutthesecompellingyears.Asthestoryunfolds,thetruthemerges-atruthfarmorefascinatingthanwewereeverledtobelieve.…