The second volume of the historian’s account of the American Revolution is told with tremendous verve and detail.

In his book “The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea From Thucydides to Lenin,” Dan Edelstein argues that the 18th of Brumaire did not end the French Revolution but consummated it.

Most “groupies” follow a band. Not me. I followed reenactors. I had no idea when I camped among the Overmountain Victory ...

Independence Day 2025 coincides with the 25th anniversary of “The Patriot,” Mel Gibson’s drama about the Revolutionary War.

Learn key facts about the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783, popularly known as the Independence War of the United States. After this war, America was able to experience political independence ...

America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This powerful chronicle traces th ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

The modern understanding of revolution emerged late, during the Enlightenment and French Revolution that are the expertise of Mr. Edelstein, a professor at Stanford University. The violent social ...

Britain’s tariff policies on Indian goods were not just economic measures; they were tools to maintain imperial control over ...

The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777–1780 Rick Atkinson. Crown, $42 (880p) ISBN 978-0-593-79918-5 ...

France's Lois Boisson plays a backhand return to US Coco Gauff during their women's singles semi-final of the French Open tennis at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 5, 2025.

Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old American tennis star, has defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open women's singles final to claim the second Grand Slam title of her young career.