The enigmatic figure of General Ulysses S. Grant has been the subject of much analysis over recent years, especially as the narrative of “Butcher Grant” has subsided alongside the “Lost Cause” myth.

President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals. By Neil Vigdor The two-word ultimatum, delivered to the ...

As the final months of the American Civil War unfolded, we follow how a long-fractured nation moved from brutal fighting toward a conclusive end. From Grant’s relentless pressure on Confederate armies ...