? The fifth annual edition of the?best articles published over the?past year in the Journal of the?American Revolution. ? Articles include, the first countries?to diplomatically recognize?the United States (Yes, you?guessed it, Sweden is number?four on the list?the first neutral,?non-warring country to recognize?the United States the king loved Ben Franklin!); Benedict Arnold's master plan for a?British victory (and had they carried it out, it probably would have worked); slavery through?the eyes of Revolutionary generals (some thought it was OK; others thought it was an abomination?that would be sorted out in about 90 years); China and the American Revolution?(trade was a major element in all diplomacy during this period and following the war, American?ships gained access to China's wares); the death and resurrection of Major Andr? (an absolutely?fascinating look at how an obscure British officer became the lasting martyr of the?British cause in America); a ?most extraordinary murder,? about a woman who hired two?British deserters to kill her estranged husband (an intrigue from more than two centuries?ago).?