America's Civil War
FrequencyBimonthly
FounderRoy Morris Jr.
First issue1987 (1987)
CompanyWeider History Group
CountryUnited States
Based inLeesburg, Virginia
LanguageEnglish
ISSN1046-2899

America's Civil War is a full-color history magazine published bi-monthly which covered the American Civil War. It was established in 1987[1][2] by editor Roy Morris Jr. It carries articles about the battles, campaigns, leaders, and common soldiers of the Civil War. It contains thought-provoking essays on the way the war is remembered today as well as lengthy first-hand accounts of the war. In 2006 Stephen Petranek was named the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[3]

America's Civil War, along with its sister publication Civil War Times, is published in Leesburg, Virginia, by the Weider History Group.[2][3] The company bought the magazine from Primedia[3] in 2006.[4]

References

  1. "About America's Civil War Magazine". Weider History Network. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Journal Details". History Study Center. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Weider History Group Names Stephen Petranek Editor-in-Chief". Businesswire. Leesburg, VA. March 16, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. Alison Weir (December 6, 2012). "The Empire Behind World's Largest History Magazine Chain: How American History Magazine Censored Palestine". CounterPunch. Retrieved May 6, 2020.


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