On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, David Williams writes that it was the Southerners themselves who brought down the Confederacy: ‘More has been published about the American Civil War than any other era in US history. But for all that has been written about the war, one is astonished at how little we [...]

On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, Ken Burns writes that it was American Civil War that made America what it is today. ‘Before the war, in speaking about our country, we said “The United States are” – plural. We saw ourselves as a union, a stitched-together collection of states, a “many” thing. After [...]

It was 150 years ago on 12 April 1861, that the guns opened fire at Fort Sumter, marking the start of America’s bloodiest war. We have asked several notable writers to give their viewpoints on the American Civil War, starting with Peter Tsouras and his belief that it was British arms that sustained the Confederacy [...]