读过 Who Was Benedict Arnold? 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
有意思，看的 Who Was 系列里第一个反面人物，美国独立战争里美国大陆军的少将，深得华盛顿的信任，但最后关头却投向英军（那边也混了个准将）的这么一号人物。看他的生平能看得出这位从小投机倒把，参加战争自然为的是自己的名与利，背叛一个初生的国家对他来说不是什么难事。这本是 Gregory Copeland 的插画。
Who Was Benedict Arnold? [Book] Google Books
author:
James Buckley, Jr.
/
Who HQ
publishing house:
Penguin Young Readers Group
2020
- 10
Find out how this one-time American hero became the country's most notorious traitor.
As a young child, Benedict Arnold never shied away from a fight. So when the French and Indian War began in 1754, Benedict was eager to join the militia and fight for the British colonies in America. And when he was eighteen years old, he got his chance. Arnold had no idea that less than twenty years later, he would be fighting against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Now the captain of his own militia, Benedict won the admiration of his troops and George Washington when he captured a major British fort. He continued fighting for the colonies and was even considered a patriotic war hero after being wounded in battle. But in 1780, Benedict made a decision that no one could anticipate. He betrayed his fellow Americans and joined the British army.
Author James Buckley Jr. takes us through Benedict's life and explains the events that led him to switch sides and become the most famous turncoat in American history.
As a young child, Benedict Arnold never shied away from a fight. So when the French and Indian War began in 1754, Benedict was eager to join the militia and fight for the British colonies in America. And when he was eighteen years old, he got his chance. Arnold had no idea that less than twenty years later, he would be fighting against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Now the captain of his own militia, Benedict won the admiration of his troops and George Washington when he captured a major British fort. He continued fighting for the colonies and was even considered a patriotic war hero after being wounded in battle. But in 1780, Benedict made a decision that no one could anticipate. He betrayed his fellow Americans and joined the British army.
Author James Buckley Jr. takes us through Benedict's life and explains the events that led him to switch sides and become the most famous turncoat in American history.