Our picks for the month include a Barbra Streisand memoir, a biography of Ella Fitzgerald, and a reexamination of Revolutionary War hero-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold.

“George Washington loved Benedict Arnold,” writes Kelly. “[And] Arnold’s betrayal broke his heart.” More than 250 years later, Benedict Arnold’s name remains a byword for betrayal.

Benedict Arnold, the Connecticut native whose name has been synonymous with the word traitor for 240 years, is getting a fairer shake thanks to a new movie. “Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed,” a ...

American officer Benedict Arnold met in secret with British Major John Andre on Sept. 21, 1780, with a plot to trade the American stronghold at West Point for cash amid the American Revolution.

His name is synonymous with treason, but this cinematic documentary shows Benedict Arnold’s heroic contributions to American independence far outweigh his change of allegiance.

By 1780, Benedict Arnold would have fully turned on America. His new loyalist bride connected him with the British and he hatched a plan to turn over West Point for £20,000.

Think of the word “traitor.” Who comes to mind? For most people, it’s Benedict Arnold. His name is nearly synonymous with treason for what he did after taking command of West Point on Aug. 3 ...