War often unites a society behind a common cause, but the notion of diverse populations all
rallying together to fight on the same side disguises the complex social forces that come into …

At the close of the nineteenth century, the Democratic Party in North Carolina engineered a
white supremacy revolution. Frustrated by decades of African American self-assertion and …

In July 1776, the final group of more than 130 ships of the Royal Navy sailed into the waters
surrounding New York City, marking the start of seven years of British occupation that …

The War for Independence touched virtually every American. It promised liberty, the
opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought …

The close diplomatic, economic, and military ties that comprising the" special relationship"
between the United States and Great Britain have received plenty of attention from historians …

In the months after the end of the Civil War, there was one word on everyone's lips:
redemption. From the fiery language of Radical Republicans calling for a reconstruction of …

The Civil War is often credited with giving birth to the modern American state. The demands
of warfare led to the centralization of business and industry and to an unprecedented …

Empire of Defense tells the story of how the United States turned war into defense. When the
Truman administration dissolved the Department of War in 1947 and formed the Department …