“The Dark Eagle” refers to the hero of Saratoga, , who went from highly regarded hero, to the most hated man in the Colonies in a matter of days. In the book: : The Dark Eagle, Brian Richard Boylan, analyzes the historical figure not critically, but objectively. He examines the forces that possibly could have driven to turn his back on the country that he fought for so dearly. Boylan also points out that the man who Arnold did most of his negotiations with, Major General John André, was strikingly similar to Arnold, and that t ....