Despite its brevity, however, Goldsworth, author of Augustus: First Emperor of Rome, Caesar: Life of a Colossus, and many other works on Roman history, does quite a good job. He covers the political ...

Hail, Caesar!, an uncritical popularization like his informal history of the U. S. Civil War (Ordeal by Fire), is written with a slapdash chattiness that often sinks to sophomoric levels.

“Hidden History of Civil War South Carolina” by D. Michael Thomas ($24.99 Paperback, 144 pp, ISBN 9781467158077) If you didn’t have the chance to meet this author during the recent ...

A new comic book will feature the story of Sgt. William Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Civil War. Image via the Association of the United States Army/Army photo.

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America.” His latest book covers the period ...

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 au… ...

In April 1923 the Irish Civil War was effectively over. The anti-Treaty IRA‘s commander-in-chief Liam Lynch, who had sought to prolong the war long after it was a lost cause, was shot dead in ...

In 46 BC, Caesar won the civil war and was named dictator of Rome. To secure his position, he needed an heir. With no son of his own, he adopted Augustus.

“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs. Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying army, could it have banished all the residual slavery ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of ...