Describes the animal and plant life in a desert in the American Southwest and the effects of a short but violent thunderstorm.

Using top secret documents stolen from Russian archives, historian Pavel Stroilov, a Russian dissident living in London in political exile, has written a master

The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments—including nuclear weapons, ballistic missil

Examines how the Persian Gulf War affected the people of the region a year after the war has ended.

Presents the reaction of people and animals as it rains after months of scorching days in the desert.