Set within a lush, tropical landscape, Thailand is a theater of cultural and sensual contrasts for the visitor. The long, rich heritage and abundant natural resources of this proud Buddhist nation jostle for space within the dynamism of a country undergoing economic boom and bust. In turns zestful and tranquil, resplendent and subtle, Thailand is […] Read more

Set within a lush, tropical landscape, Thailand is a theater of cultural and sensual contrasts for the visitor. The long, rich heritage and abundant natural resources of this proud Buddhist nation jostle for space within the dynamism of a country undergoing economic boom and bust. In turns zestful and tranquil, resplendent and subtle, Thailand is […] Read more

By most measures, humans are considered the planet’s most successful creatures, living thickly upon land, sea and even in the air. But on March 11, 2011, in Sendai, Japan, we, the world’s master builders, met our limitations. As you know, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake not only shook our works into smithereens, it followed up the […] Read more

The Ballistic Missile Defense Program, regarded by some U.S. agencies as the benchmark of effective technology transfer, has initiated spin-offs of 23 new businesses, produced 115 patents and 125 joint venture and licensing agreements, and claims a direct link to more than 114 new products or systems on the market. The former Strategic Defense Initiative […] Read more

In the spring of 1945, the last major battle of the European war was fought between the Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich. The battle of Berlin, one of the most bitterly contested offenses of the second World War, saw a gigantic Russian army of two and a half million men unleashed in a massive […] Read more

As winter approached, the German High Command planned huge quantities of tanks, men and material for a titanic spring offensive. The Red Army correctly predicted that the blow would come at a large bulge in the front near Kursk. Knowing the attack would be powerful, they frantically prepared their defenses. So week-by-week through the winter […] Read more

As winter approached, the German High Command planned huge quantities of tanks, men and material for a titanic spring offensive. The Red Army correctly predicted that the blow would come at a large bulge in the front near Kursk. Knowing the attack would be powerful, they frantically prepared their defenses. So week-by-week through the winter […] Read more

July 1943. The Eastern Front. Hitler launches an unprecedented Panzer blitzkrieg against Stalin’s formidable Red Army. Two armored giants go turret to turret in the biggest tank battle in history. Defeat is not an option. At stake is nothing less than the fate of the second world war. This is tank warfare at its bloodiest. […] Read more

On any clear day in Portland, Oregon, the view to the east reveals 11,000-ft. Mount Hood, a dormant volcano looming on the skyline. From Portland, the road to Mount Hood is a serpentine ribbon that winds between dense strands of Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine and hemlock. Occasional breaks in the trees open to the sculpted […] Read more