Civil War Times
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderRobert Fowler
First issue1962[1]
CompanyWorld 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

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

Establishment

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.

2006 acquisition

In 2006, the Weider History Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Weider 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] As of 2022, Civil War Times, along with its sister publication America's Civil War, is owned by the World History Group. In the summer of 2022 World History Group announced both titles would scale back to a quarterly publishing schedule.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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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