Disunion is the New York Times blog celebrating the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. Its contributors include Adam Goodheart, Jamie Malanowski, Louis Masur, Susan Schulten, and Ted Widmer. Looks like the Washington Post signed up the A Team.

Jon Meacham,"Original Sins," NYT, 12 November, reviews A. J. Langguth's Driven West: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears to the Civil War; and Evan Thomas,"A Good Day to Die," NYT, 12 November, reviews Thomas Powers's The Killing of Crazy Horse.

Eric Lichtblau,"Secret Papers Detail U.S. Aid for Ex-Nazis," NYT, 13 November, points to a fuller story than we've already known.

George Packer,"Spheres of Influence," NYT, 12 November, reviews Timothy Garton Ash's Facts Are Subversive: Political Writing From a Decade Without a Name.