An official would stand between them and freedom, demanding proof they couldn’t provide, asking questions they couldn’t answer, holding their lives in his hands while…
And underneath all of it, invisible but everpresent, the machinery of control that kept millions of people in chains. “We can’t go to the harbor…
Savannah’s port district smelled of saltwater, tar, and commerce. Ships crowded the docks, their masts rising like a forest of bare trees against the gray…
The subservient servant bowing and scraping to someone pretending to be his master. “Say it again,” Ellen whispered, not turning from the mirror. “What do…
Spear established regional armaments offices supervised by his personal representatives which allowed for rapid decisions without interference from traditional bureaucrats. Statistics began to show a…
Although an optimistic attitude generally prevailed, some officers expressed doubts about the logistical capacity to maintain the offensive momentum on such a wide front. Supply…
Paris was occupied without prolonged fighting and in June, the country requested an armistice. The victory was complete from a military point of view with…

When Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January 1933, Germany was still bound by the impositions of the Treaty of Versailles, which had limited the…
Its roots would drink from the same earth that had drunk so much blood, its branches would reach toward a sky that belonged to everyone…
They dismounted and sent the horses running free, hoping to create confusion, then crawled into the narrow tunnel. The walls pressed close, rough stone scraping…


