Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

Edda L. Fields-Black is the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History, and the author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.” Kate Clifford ...

We interview legendary relic hunter Steve Phillips about his discovery of a priceless Civil War spy weapon: the coal torpedo. This rare sabotage device was used by Confederate spies to destroy ...

Elizabeth Van Lew of Richmond, Va., was a Southern belle with Northern sympathies. She secretly aided the Union war effort.

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Thin gray smoke drifts beyond the patchwork of Soviet-era apartment blocks, historical buildings, and hillside vineyards that ...

Tucker Carlson grilled Sen. Ted Cruz in an explosive on-screen confrontation that exposes the massive fault line ripping ...

MI6 is set to appoint Blaise Metreweli as its first female chief, three decades after Judi Dench's portrayal of 'M' in James ...

Historical nonfiction has never really been my genre of choice. I love fiction for its ability to keep my attention with a lively narrative arc and complex characters and for ...

Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew defined courage fighting for what she believed Female spy balanced moral conviction and risky clandestine work to support the Union during the Civil War.