The tide of the war rose in Washington’s favor as his troops became more ex­perienced and proficient in just this type of ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

Every summer, we at Jacobin sit down to ask ourselves, what would you like to read on a warm sandy beach? Our answers to this ...

Nesta H. Webster’s previous studies in the French Revolution have made her an unquestioned authority on the period; but she has not hitherto devoted special attention to elucidating the personal ...