Brutality and fear. Heroism and sacrifice. Military history is a fascinating, complex, and often contradictory subject. War and fighting between tribes, clans, groups and countries has been with us forever…

Beginning with the economic, political and social forces behind the conflict, continuing to the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the military strategies, battles and people, and following Lee’s surrender…

Augusta Savage endured more, far more, than her fair share of sorrow and difficulty. She lost three husbands, one child, and many friends. So it isn’t surprising that she sometimes…

Offers brief biographies of Native American leaders and British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and other explorers, military and religious leaders, governors, and other figures in what would be the United States…