American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.

4:1 — The ratio of people who attended church weekly to those who voted in the 1860 election 2.5 — Approximate percentage of the American population that died in the Civil War 7 million ...

Ensuring the safety and rights of civilian detainees and prisoners of war (POWs) should be a priority in any future negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, 31 human rights groups, including ...

The United States also listed 1,350 Americans as prisoners of war or missing in action, as well as the remains of some 1,200 killed in the fighting. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting ...

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation.

Doug Hegdahl, the subject of Marc Leepson’s “The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage and Resilience in ...

The film is a comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War, and the recipient of 40 major film and television awards, including two Emmys and two Grammys. Heralded as an ...