Greg Aaron, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Author: Greg Aaron

Greg Aaron is a cybersecurity expert, and a licensed private detective. He was previously the editorial director at Running Press, a trade book publishing house. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, he is currently researching the lives of several members of the Pennsylvania militia.

The War Years (1775-1783) Posted on November 7, 2024November 6, 2024

On Parole: A Story of Honor, Suffering, and Friendship in the American Revolution

June 9, 1776: The colonel and the preacher exchanged concerned glances as they crouched in the swamp. They were spattered in mud, exhausted, and cut off from their unit. Visibility was poor through the trees, but they could hear the crack of musket fire nearby . . . the enemy was getting close. They saw […]

by Greg Aaron

People Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

Lord Dartmouth’s War of Words, 1775

It was late 1775, and William Legge, the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, was looking out the window of his office in Whitehall, London, thinking of his enemies on both sides of the Atlantic. His letters were partly responsible for the outbreak of open warfare in America. Now a sarcastic poem in a London newspaper was […]

by Greg Aaron

Arts & Literature Posted on July 2, 2020June 28, 2020

Superheroes of the American Revolution

Every nation has an origin story. In the popular imagination, the American Revolutionary War has been a tale of heroes who were forged in adversity, overcame an arch-enemy, and carried their new-found virtue and power into the world. In other words, the Revolutionary War is a perfect match for superheroes. In the early days of […]

by Greg Aaron