A new era is born.

In May of 1942, a young L. Ron Hubbard commanded the USS PC-815 submarine chaser patrolling the Northern Oregon waters when suddenly the sonar gear detected a bizarre return echo. Japanese submarines ...

Last week, this column covered the curious path of hard-boiled crime writer Dashiell Hammett, who was near 50, sickly, a celebrity and a Communist Party member when he went from Hollywood fame to Army ...