Without getting too bogged down in history, here’s a quick overview of the American Civil War. Between 1861 and 1865, the U.S. was at war with itself, with the Union representing the North, and ...

The Civil War movie backstory reveals some key elements of the fictitious modern American Civil War in Alex Garland's story. Garland's ambitious film was produced by popular independent production ...

The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate freedom—freedom to make a hungry shark happy, should one so please. That’s exactly what the vacationing tourists swarming Amity Island do over the holiday ...

The official synopsis reads: “In the midst of the Civil War, the U.S. Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories, with the task of patrolling the uncharted borderlands.