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The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...
As a nascent fighting force, the Continental Army was underestimated for the entirety of the American Revolutionary War. Just ...
Among those watching the Lexington reenactment was Brandon Mace, a lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserve whose ancestor ...
Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War with the "shot heard 'round the world" on Lexington Green in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. The conflict ...
Utah is joining in the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride warning of British movement at the start of the ...
In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...
Sudan's civil war has displaced 13 million people, the United Nations reported Monday, as the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters a third year. "The conflict has ...
Sudan's civil war has displaced 13 million people, the United Nations reported Monday, as the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters a third year. "The conflict has ...
From the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first military submarine, get a closeup look at the powerful and sometimes ingenious weapons that helped the colonies win the war. (Premiered April 9 at ...
If seeing a musket turn a nice, ripe honeydew into fruit salad at 60 yards is your idea of fun, “Revolutionary War Weapons” may not be the show for you: What accomplishes the melon assassinati ...
Premieres Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, April 13 at 2 ... that helped the colonies win the war. Watch On Your Schedule: NOVA "Revolutionary War Weapons ...