More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

Many factors ultimately culminated in eleven southern US states seceding from the rest of the country in 1861 and instigating the Civil War, but surely, everyone can agree that '"slavery" was at ...

President Joe Biden has released a farewell letter to Americans, appearing to gibe President-elect Donald Trump. In the ...

Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in ...

Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

The Lost Cause was born through many mythical avenues, but what certainly helped it succeed as a philosophy was the celebration of Memorial Days following the end of the Civil War. Families of ...

Hegseth has made plain that his goal is to enhance the unbridled “lethality” of American military forces without handcuffs imposed by the law of armed conflict.