There’s some evidence that the migration fueled the civil war there, in which 80,000 people have died. “You had a lot of angry, unemployed men helping to trigger a revolution,” says Aaron ...

Transitioning from writer to soldier, Orwell joined the fight against Fascism during the Spanish Civil War. This three-year conflict tore Spain apart as two groups of differing political ideologies ...

Lori Nohner, research historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, looks at a button on a New Hampshire Civil ...

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936, after months of persecution against Catholics by the government of the Second Republic and despite having the option of leaving the diocese ...

Amidst the chaos of 1860s warfare, one Confederate unit marched into battle dressed like Revolutionary War ghosts. This was no accident. Why sharks are absolutely necessary to our existence The ...

A memorial honouring men from East Lancashire who volunteered to fight fascism in the 1930s Spanish Civil War has been unveiled in Burnley. Men from Pendle, Burnley, Rossendale and Hyndburn are ...

The Spanish tercio was powerful not only because it fused arms but also because it drilled them. The tight geometry of its formation required discipline under fire. Courage was currency. In a future ...

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War. The Civil War is ...