Helion Talks – The Last Men Standing

<p>In this episode of Helion Talks, host Tony Garcia speaks with writer and historian Gabriel Neville, author of The Last Men Standing: The 8th Virginia Regiment in the American Revolution. </p><p>Gabriel shares the remarkable story of one of Virginia’s most distinctive regiments — a force shaped by frontier experience, cultural diversity, and the harsh realities of early American warfare.</p><p>Drawing on two decades of research, Neville discusses how he pieced together a narrative many believed impossible to write, uncovering forgotten diaries, service records, and pension accounts to tell the full story of the 8th Virginia. </p><p>From brutal frontier battles and disease-ravaged campaigns to the human cost of revolution, the conversation brings to light a side of the war rarely seen — one defined not by founding fathers, but by the ordinary soldiers who endured it.</p><p>Helion Talks releases new episodes once a month, featuring authors and historians from around the world.</p><p>Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.helion.co.uk/military-history-books/the-last-men-standing-the-8th-virginia-regiment-in-the-american-revolution.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Last Men Standing: The 8th Virginia Regiment in the American Revolution</a></p><p><a href="https://www.8thvirginia.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gabriel Neville — 8thVirginia.com</a></p><p>Helion &amp; Co: <a href="https://www.helion.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.helion.co.uk/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/helionbooks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/helionbooks/</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/Helionbooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/Helionbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>Produced and hosted for Helion &amp; Co by UGS — <a href="https://undergroundstrategy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://undergroundstrategy.com</a></p><p>Music: ‘Legionnaire’ by Scott Buckley — released under CC-BY 4.0. <a href="https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.scottbuckley.com.au</a></p>