The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War By Paul […]
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Thaddeus Stevens
Meet the real Thaddeus Stevens, the man who inspired Tommy Lee Jones’ impassioned performance in Spielberg’s Lincoln.
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Victory of a New Order: The Battle of Falkirk
The triumph of Edward I over William Wallace’s Scottish rebels in 1298 heralded the modern army
Army Of Northern Virginia
Facts, information and articles about Army Of Northern Virginia, a Confederate Army in the […]
Black History Month
Facts, information and articles about Black History Month, the celebration of Black History in […]
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The Big Squeeze
Union Pundits laughed at Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda” plan—until it worked.
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Farewell to CSM Basil Plumley
In tribute to Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley, who died in October 2012, journalist Joe Galloway reflects on the three-war career of Plumley, with whom he forged a deep bond during the desperate 1965 fighting at Ia Drang
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Book Review: Rise to Greatness, by David Von Drehle
David Von Drehle’s new book Rise to Greatness looks at Abraham Lincoln’s tenuous hold on the Union in 1862, before he assumed the mantle of America’s greatest president.
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Daily Quiz for December 19, 2012
Union Army chronicler Frederick Dyer determined this many clashes, large and small, occurred during the Civil War.
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An Artilleryman At Antietam
Some of the most memorable reporting of the Civil War came not from reporters, but from soldiers. Lieutenant Geroge Breck of the 1st New York Artillery wrote from the front lines for the Rochester Union and Advertiser.