Derek W. Beck is a historian whose writing has appeared in multiple history journals, scholarly works, and reviews. He is a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, and the recipient of numerous medals and awards. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Vicky.
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Few Americans know that the Revolutionary War did not begin with the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 but over a year earlier in April 1775. Now historian Derek Beck draws on previously unpublished documents to tell the full story of the war be... SEE MORE