What if the South Won the Civil War?

There is no question that the Civil War is one of the darkest chapters in American history. With roughly 2.5 percent of the population lost, a higher number of Americans than in both World Wars combined.In portraying the war in history, however, we often focus on the tragic divis ...  Show more

How did Hawaiʻi - once an independent, internationally recognised kingdom - become America's 50th state? It's a tale of economic pressure, political manoeuvring, and ruthless military might. We’ll explore how a sovereign nation was overthrown, how annexation followed without cons ...  Show more

En 1861, les États-Unis sont déchirés par la guerre de Sécession. Ce conflit fratricide, qui oppose le Nord abolitionniste au Sud esclavagiste, va durer quatre ans et laisser 620000 morts.

Dans cet épisode, nous plongeons au cœur de ce conflit qui a changé à jamais l'his ...

Welcome to The Rest Is History 'American Civil War' series. The release schedule of the four episodes is as follows: The Causes (Monday 27th June) Outbreak (Tuesday 28th June) Gettysburg (Thursday 30th June) Aftermath & Legacy (Monday 4th July) However, members of The Rest Is H ...  Show more

La guerre de Sécession, généralement appelée « The Civil War » aux États-Unis, est une guerre civile survenue entre 1861 et 1865 aux États-Unis. Elle oppose le gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis d'Amérique, dirigé par le président des États-Unis Abraham Lincoln, et les États ...

In the spring of 1865, the United States celebrated the end of four years of Civil War. As American soldiers laid down their weapons, four million formerly enslaved Black people in the South grappled with the daunting task of building new lives as free citizens in a nation sti ...