Richard M. Ketchum (1922-2012) is the author of the Revolutionary War classics "Decisive Day: The Battle of Bunker Hill"; "The Winter Soldiers: The Battles for Trenton and Princeton"; the award-winning "New York Times" Notable Book "Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War"; and, most recently, "Divided Loyalties: How the American Revolution Came to New York". He lived in Vermont.