Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its radicalism is taking on a fresh charge. By Jennifer Schuessler The Declaration ...

Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and commanders back on muddy 18th-century ground. And in an exclusive interview, ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...