Then there are the wars that end when someone’s kettle gets broken. Here’s a question for you: Do lobsters swim, or do they ...

The assumption that there is a standard, agreed-upon truth about the country’s past is a fantasy. When declared by a sitting ...

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 ...

From early protectionist policies by the US and some European countries to Cold War-era trade manoeuvres, the world has come across a long history of using import tariffs that shaped global commerce ...

Anesthesia use in the war totaled approximately 80,000 cases for the Union and 54,000 for the Confederates. It was apparently safe, with few deaths. The Medical and Surgical History of the War of ...

The Russian invasion has created an epidemic of phantom pain. My jaw is just one of the casualties ...

As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...

The discussion of the ethics of war goes back to the Greeks and Romans, although neither civilisation behaved particularly well in war. In the Christian tradition war ethics were developed by St ...

War was a prominent event in ancient Greece, whether between city states or against foreign powers. However, laws controlled ...

Today, war bonds are no longer issued in the U.S., but some may still hold value. In this article, we’ll explore the history of war bonds, how they worked and whether they can still be redeemed.