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Excellent Series..... except.
Of course it's an overview and some issues are too briefly treated. My only real problem is the standard glossing over of the reason for Paul Revere's ride and the cause for the Battles of Lexington and Concord. You don't send that many elite troops, the Light and Grenadier companies, nearly 20 miles into the countryside on foot in the 18th century to capture a few key rebel leaders: you send your dragoons. <
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>The main goal of the march was the seizure of the miltia's powder stores and one small 3 pounder cannon held in common at Concord. Most of the colonists had some powder in hand but probably only enough for about 20-25 shots. As the colonies lacked any significant domestic gunpowder production, the real prize of the march was that gunpowder in Concord . With it's seizure, the rebels would soon have only clubbed muskets for fighting. A strategy whose wisdom and success could be seen two months later when at Bunker Hill the rebels held against the British but were finally overrun with the bayonet after they ran out of powder. And when Knox arrived with the cannon from Ticonderoga, Washington still did not have enough powder to serve the guns, thus he bluffed the British out of Boston with cannon he could not fire in March of 1776. <
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>More than coincidentally the Colonial Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunsmore, seized Virginia's common powder stores at Williamsburg Magazine on April 21st 1775, exactly two days after the assault on Concord: indicating a probable Crown strategy to execute two nearly simultaneous and identical actions and disarm two of the more problematic colonies. <
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>So the actual final triggering of armed conflict in the Revolution was not the Stamp Act, Tea Act, or the Intolerable Acts but was a British attempt at gun control! But I imagine due to the sensitive nature of that controversial issue it's just too much to expect anyone to actually acknowledge it in even such an excellent documentary as this. <
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>In any event, this set is well worth the money.

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The Best Revolution ??
I've watched countless documentaries about The Revolutionary War and this is one of, if not the best I've seen. It is a comphrehensive look at the war, its causes, battles and political struggles starting with the Stamp Act in 1765 and ending with Washington taking the oath of office in 1789 as the first President. Historian and Author comments provide insight and facts that help put the viewer in the mind set and feel of this conflict. Some history buffs will notice inaccuracies in uniforms and weapons but it does not take away from the overall quality of information presented. I highly recommended this DVD set.

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Informative and Entertaining
I particularly liked the emphasis on the political aspects of the Revolution, in addition to the military. And the series focused on events often left out or shortened in documentaries, such as the southern battles. I would encourage history teachers to use this series in their classrooms. <
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>The last two segments might have been skipped, since they didn't offer any new information. But they provided a recap of the series.