Yankees & rebels

The USA’s standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century

Confederate victory at Antietam might have contributed to the end of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency in the election of 1864

MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA 31 MAY – 12 JUNE 1864

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50 YEARS LATER

In this issue’s Frontline you can read our interview with former CIA Assistant Director Mark Lowenthal; analysis of the USA’s historic military strategy in Greenland; plus full accounts of how two key conflicts of the 20th century came to an end