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As Douglas Veverka spoke on the Battle of Gettysburg, he shared what it was like for those living through it — from the ...

A new historical marker is being erected to highlight the location of Lower Merion’s only Civil War Army camp. On Saturday, ...

In her new collection of Wall Street Journal columns, Pulitzer Prize-winner Peggy Noonan writes about the history and ...

On Thursday evening, October 24, Carolyn Ivanoff graced the Civil War Round Table of Gettysburg, speaking to her book, “We Fought At Gettysburg: First Hand Accounts by the Survivors of the 17th ...

In the acclaimed new book Gaza Faces History, historian Enzo Traverso challenges Western attitudes toward Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza by reckoning with the larger historical context of the ...

Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn about events that have shaped our world and imagine (or reimagine) people who ...

The men and women who served in our military, fought and won that great war now are in their 90s or older. According to U.S.

French-Algerian journalist and writer Kamel Daoud’s novel ‘Houris’, which sheds light on Algeria’s civil war, has won ...

Daughter of Dr. Dorothy Fields, prominent activist and founder of The Black Archives in Miami, in discussion and book signing with ...

Lt. Richard Blazer was commander of a group of volunteers and former raiders, who like Mosby’s team, worked behind the scenes ...

Now, many years after her death, Tubman is officially a one-star brigadier general, according to The Associated Press.