Civil War Times

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Civil War Times
FrequencyBimonthly
FounderRobert Fowler
First issue1962[1]
CompanyWeider History Group
CountryUSA
Based inLeesburg, Virginia
Websitewww.historynet.com/magazines/civil_war_times
ISSN0009-8094

Civil War Times (formerly Civil War Times Illustrated) is a history magazine published bi-monthly which covers the American Civil War. It was established in 1962[1] by Robert Fowler due to centennial anniversary interest in the Civil War in the United States. The magazine was originally named Civil War Times Illustrated Magazine and based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.[2] It focuses on both battlefield strategy and tactics and the social and economic conditions of the time, as well as the aftermath of the Civil War on the present.

Structure[edit]

Civil War Times has a number of recurring departments, including:

  • Turning Points: Pivotal transitions in the course of the war.
  • Irregulars: Descriptions of the role of irregular branches on the war effort (engineers, recruiters, etc.)
  • Civil War Today: Current news from the Civil War community
  • Gallery: Profile and picture of a reader's Civil War ancestor
  • In Their Footsteps: Battlefield tour guides and points of interest
  • My War: First-hand soldier diaries, letters and memoirs

History[edit]

Establishment[edit]

Fowler first introduced the publication at a Civil War re-enactment being staged near the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and he has been a driving force for the publication.[citation needed]

2006 acquisition[edit]

In 2006, the Weider History Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Weilder Health and Fitness Inc, acquired Civil War Times in an acquisition of eleven history-related magazines from another magazine chain, along with America's Civil War, Armchair General, Vietnam, etc. These acquisitions caused controversies over a change in editorial direction, including the resignation of the Civil War Times's editor (Chris Lewis), and general criticisms of anti-Palestine bias.[3] Civil War Times, along with its sister publication America's Civil War, is currently published in Leesburg, Virginia, by the Weider History Group.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Civil War Times—Magazine Index 1962–2021". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021. Alt URL
  2. ^ "Civil War Times Illustrated: Special Gettysburg Edition Paperback". Amazon. 1 July 1963. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Weir, Alison (6 December 2012). "The Empire Behind World's Largest History Magazine Chain: How American History Magazine Censored Palestine". If America Knew. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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