He was in intrepid journalist in Vietnam, Africa and the Middle East before becoming a mainstay news presenter on British TV.

The American filmmaker is artistic director of the July 6 fundraiser at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.

Its title signals it will not be a history viewed through a chosen lens, whether of post-colonialism, decolonisation or ...

French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.

In this moment of constitutional crisis, these books provide a clear picture of the highest court in the land.

William Kennedy's Albany Trilogy, with "Legs," "Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game," "Ironweed," joins the Library of America's ...

Every major streaming service has a horde of new titles arriving in the month of July, and we've got the full calendar right ...

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Much of the magazine’s earliest book reviewing was written under ... is “The Warrior’s Soul,” in which Napoleon’s campaign against Russia is seen to have been fought over nothing, much like the Great ...

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.