History remembers Benedict Arnold with a distinction no one desires. His name has become synonymous with treason. Yet what makes Arnold's story so compelling is not simply that he betrayed America—it is that he was once one of America's greatest heroes.
Before he sold his loyalty to the British, Arnold was instrumental in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga, endured the brutal Quebec campaign, and fought with extraordinary courage at Saratoga, one of the decisive victories of the American Revolution. If anyone had earned the gratitude of a young nation, it was Benedict Arnold.
But history teaches a. . .
