James Kirby Martin, the Cullen Professor of History emeritus at the University of Houston, joins us to talk about Benedict Arnold: Revolutionary Hero, his book which is now a major motion picture "Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed." We also talk about Joseph Plumb Martin, whose story lives on thanks to Martin's book Ordinary Courage, the Forgotten Allies,, the Oneida and the American Revolution, and his World War 2 novel Surviving Dresden.
If you don't have time for the books or the movie, check out his article "Benedict Arnold: Natural Born Military Genius: in the Journal of the American Revolution.