Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution reflects on the bloody battle in Charlestown on June 17, 1775, which exposed leadership problems for both British and American forces and stirred up bitter arguments that echoed for decades.
Co-sponsored by the National Park Service, Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and Boston National Historical Park, the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the Cambridge Historical Society, and by the Friends of the Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters. Recorded 12/11/ 2013