In August 1862, nineteen-year-old Edward G. Granger joined the 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment as a second lieutenant. On August 20, 1863, the newly promoted Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer appointed Granger as one of his aides, a position Granger would hold until his death in August 1864. Many of the forty-four letters the young lieutenant wrote home during those two years, introduced and annotated here by leading Custer scholar Sandy Barnard, provide a unique look into the words and act...

Witness how a vulnerable trading hub in ancient Mesopotamia became military history’s most chilling engine of terror. Whether you are settling in for a gripping commute or seeking an immersive escape into antiquity, this dark, cinematic narrative brings the ruthless rise and sudden collapse of an ancient superpower to life.Far from mindless savagery, this epic saga reveals a highly calculated system of mass deportation, psychological warfare, and sophisticated bureaucracy. It offer...