In 1925, James Henry Breasted of the University of Chicago sent a team of archaeologists to the Holy Land to excavate the ancient site of Megiddo—known as Armageddon in the New Testament—which the Bible says was fortified by King Solomon. Their excavations made headlines, yet little has been written about what happened behind the scenes. Sifting through three decades of correspondence by the team, Eric Cline's illustrated history offers perspective on the debates over what was uncovered at Megiddo, and the discoveries that transformed our understanding of the ancient world.