Ken Burns new PBS documentary reminds us how bloody an messy the revolution was. When the myths are stripped away, though, it ...

By Vince Bzdek What is most striking about Ken Burns’ extraordinary new PBS documentary on the American Revolution is how ...

The past is never dead,” wrote William Faulkner. “It’s not even past.” Sometimes it is tempting to wish it all away, as it is used as a stick to beat us with. But we can’t just start afresh. For one ...

Douglas Baldwin and George McLeod both served in the King's Own Scottish Borderers more than 80 years ago.