The American Civil War was called the first modern war. That had to do with the advancement in weaponry and battlefield tactics. Prior to the 1860s, infantry and cavalry units fought in close quarters. Offensive military charges were boldly proclaimed as the way war was won. Forts made of upright timbers or stone walls guarded ports and rivers. However, Civil War arms changed all of that. The old way of warfare was found lacking in the Civil War and a new style of fighting emerged ..read more

There has been a lot of things written about the American Civil War, but one of least talked about is the colossal effort it took to move the massive armies during the war. It was no small task to supply over 100,000 men. Everything that was needed had to be carried by individual soldiers or loaded and transported on wagons. If there wasn't a road, soldiers built it so that large transport wagon trains could travel with supplies behind the army. Listen as we discuss the importance of moving the army in the Civil War ..read more

What caused the Civil War? The short answer is slavery. But what is there about the disagreement over slavery led to the most horrific war in American history? Kevin Yaney and Selena Helvey talk about the five fuses that lit the Civil War ..read more

Kevin Yaney and host, Selena Helvey, talk about the issue of slavery and why it caused the American Civil War when its abolishment in other parts of world came about through peaceful means ..read more

Selena Helvey and Kevin Yaney discuss the American Civil War and why the North was able to prevail over the South after four years of fighting ..read more

Selena Helvey talks with Kevin Yaney about his Civil War trilogy of books: The Fourth of July. They talk about the ideas behind the characters of the story and they history of the war ..read more

Selena Helvey talks with Kevin Yaney about his second and third books in The Fourth of July series and their description of Confederate prisons during the Civil War. They discuss why so many prisoners died while incarcerated in these prisons ..read more

Selena Helvey and Kevin Yaney talk about the Union's Iron Brigade and who made up this famed fighting unit. Known as the Black Hat Brigade, these volunteers fought in some of the most significant battles of the war ..read more

Selena Helvey and Kevin Yaney address the question: Why did the Founders of the United States, who had risked their lives to pursue the idea of liberty for all people, allow slavery to be the law of the land when they could have abolished it in the Constitution of the United States ..read more

Selena Helvey and Kevin Yaney discuss the incredible number of deaths during the Civil War and why there was so much more human carnage than any other American war ..read more