More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

During my fieldwork, I talked to survivors of the Guatemalan genocide (1980-1982) to determine how their lives had been affected by the civil war.

An image is projected on a screen during the trial against five former members of the Civil ... civil war. The Paramilitary Civil Self-Defense Patrols (PACs) were created by the Guatemalan Army ...