More and more credible witnesses have seen UFOs. One in six stars has an Earth-sized planet. Astrophysicists believe 2013 will likely be the year we discover a planet similar to Earth that may hold the ingredients for extraterrestrial life. This annually updated reference on unidentified flying objects (UFOs), the search for habitable planets, and extraterrestrial life provides authoritative information from numerous sources including experts at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Air Force, highly respected experts at the Congressional...

The Civil War was and still is a controversial period in our nation's history. Reasons for the war and policies of the opposing governments continue to stir interest and debate among scholars even today, 135 years after the issue was "resolved." During the war, newspapers carried headlines of atrocities, especially in the Union, after the exchange of prisoners halted and misery multiplied in Confederate prisons not equipped to handle increasing populations. Emotions and tempers flared, then, resulted in retribution on both sides.

FACT OR FICTION? COLONEL JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN AT GETTYSBURG AS DEPICTED IN MICHAEL SHAARA'S THE KILLER ANGELS. A historical analysis of Colonel Chamberlain and the 20th Maine Infantry, and their action at the Battle of Gettysburg on 2 July 1863 in comparison with the novel The Killer Angels, by Major George A. Latham II, USA. This study analyses Michael Shaara's portrayal of the Battle of Gettysburg from the Northern perspective. It briefly describes how the U.S. Army uses the novel The Killer Angels formally and informally to conduct leadership training and to study the Battle of...