America's 'Ace of Aces'
Rickenbacker took every opportunity to learn to fly
Eddie Rickenbacker earned himself a remarkable reputation during World War I. In two months of aerial combat, he downed 21 German aircraft and five balloons, ...
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Webb tries to protect Civil War battlefields
Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat, outlined legislation Wednesday that would preserve 7,200 acres around the Petersburg National Battlefield in Virginia. Continue reading »
Civil War flags losing state budget battles
They made it through Shiloh, Antietam and Gettysburg, but many of the Civil War battle flags sitting in the nation's state-owned collections might not survive the budget battles being waged in some statehouses. Continue reading »
Veterans' benefits entangled in red tape
Veterans who deal with the Veterans Benefits Administration have invented an unhappy refrain to describe the complex federal bureaucracy: "Deny, deny until you die." Continue reading »
BOOK REVIEW: Forgotten tales of Rebel travels
Most Civil War enthusiasts remember the Missouri "bushwhackers" as bloodthirsty Rebel brigands who fought under the "black flag" and definitely left their mark on such places as Lawrence, Kan., and Centralia, Mo. Continue reading »
New era dawns in naval warfare
When the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor slugged it out at Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862, it was the first battle in history between ironclad ships, ending in a draw. Contrary to ... Continue reading »
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