What do you think about the American Civil War?

Well, this American has many feelings about the war and how many in this country perceive the war today. Regarding the question of whether the war was necessary and justified, I would be inclined to say "yes". read more

In many ways the American Civil War can be thought of as a world war fought primarily on American soil. The enormous impact of immigration is one area where a global connection can be seen on many American battlefields. read more

“Every great revolution is a civil war,” as David Armitage has recently remarked.That insight could change the way we think about the American Revolution. Contemporaries understood it that way—or at least, they did at first. read more