Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

The United States entered World War I after repeated threats from Germany with a declaration of war by Congress on this day ...

While cleaning out the basement of an old home he’d recently purchased, a man from San Francisco discovered a stash of strange and colorful posters announcing the “Great Mexican War.” ...

Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our ...

A moving eight-episode documentary saga that recreates the devastation of the Great War through fourteen unique perspectives, recounted through letters and diaries. These subjective views of "everyday ...

“If you sympathized with Germany, then Morgan was your ultimate enemy,” says Christopher Capozzola, associate professor of history at MIT, in American Experience’s film The Great War.

This course examines the social and military history of the First World War. It focuses on the tactics and technology used during the conflict and on the war's impact on society, culture, politics and ...

Graham's Farm in Lake City was a stop for Francis Marion’s troops during the Revolutionary War. A festival, reenactment bring ...

videoChanges on the home front during WW1 Relatives left at home describe what it was like coping whilst the men were away at war. Fighting in the trenches. videoFighting in the trenches Stefan ...

Join history teacher Jim Dorton as he shares the story of his late great-uncle, a WWII, in a live-streamed presentation at ...