It’s 1775 and the colonies are on the brink of revolt. After a night of heavy drinking, Vermont frontiersman Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys hatch a plan to capture Fort Ticonderoga, a nearby British stronghold. When Washington sends the arrogant Benedict Arnold to relieve Allen of his command, it begins a power struggle that will shape the lives of both men and the future of the country.

Enough books have been written about our founding fathers to fill libraries. Heroes of the revolution are immortalized while others are banished to the footnotes of history. Lesser Men is a story of fragile egos, rash decision-making and betrayal. How do you fight a revolution when your worst enemy wears the same uniform?