Michael C. Harris
Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777
Michael C. Harris, author and historian, on his new book, Germantown: A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777, which covers battle of Germantown, one of the largest battles of the Revolutionary War.
[Recorded 10 June 2021.]


Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. He conducted tours and staff rides of many of the east coast battlefields. Michael is certified in secondary education and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Michelle, and son, Nathanael. His first book, Brandywine, was awarded the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond book award in 2014.