This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and name territories and boun ...

I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...

It’s too soon to discuss setting up new military bases in Syria, Ankara says but assured concrete steps are underway to help ...

Jeffrey Engel, the executive director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern ... during the Civil War and put an end to slavery. Some of the former pro-slavery states still treat ...

Nestled in North Chesterfield, Virginia, the Half-Way House Restaurant is a culinary landmark that’s been serving up slices of history alongside its mouthwatering dishes for longer than most of us ...

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

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

Kings and Generals continues its animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States with a new series on the American Civil War. Previously, we explored the American ...

The International Context, a new digital archive that demonstrates the far-reaching involvement of European nations in the ...

From the beep of our metal detectors to the moment we unearth our finds, each episode brings you along on a treasure hunt like no other. We meticulously comb through forgotten battlegrounds, ...