Can anything new be said about the American Civil War? Though the causes and campaigns have all been examined by ranks of historians, many books are coming this spring for the 150th anniversary of the ...

In “The Blood in Winter,” Jonathan Healey explores the many causes of the English Civil War. By Catherine Nicholson Catherine Nicholson is a professor of English at Yale and the author of “Uncommon ...

The Oberlin Heritage Center and Oberlin Public Library will host a free discussion on the Civil War during a virtual event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14, according to a news release. Civil War ...

STREATOR, Ill. -- The sky, fittingly, was blue and gray. Muted versions of both colors met and rested in the infrequent clouds, giving the day, despite its abundant sunshine, a sense of mission and ...

When bestselling author Erik Larson appears in Harrisburg next month, he’ll discuss his latest historical nonfiction book “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of ...

Not to be outdone by the New-York Historical Society, whose “The Civil War in 50 Objects” debuted last spring, the Smithsonian Institution has dusted off hundreds of Civil War artifacts from its ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University has become a critical resource for scholars of the Civil War and this week is hosting a timely and important live webinar and book talk with scholar and ...

Recently, I was afforded the opportunity to purchase a large collection of books relating to the Civil War from a local resident. As he and his wife prepared to leave the area for a retirement ...

As passions continue to rise in this country, it is interesting to compare our situation with that of the English Civil War (1639–1650), in which the number of dead and wounded, as a percentage of the ...

To glimpse the coming dismemberment of the United States of America, just stop by your local bookstore. “How Civil Wars Start” by Barbara F. Walter, one of the most-discussed titles of the moment, ...