Such as are there Historical based events?-Most definitely. The CM (Campaign Manager) team has a slew of special events such as Squad Operations, snapshots (single frame recreations), and large scenerios spanning several weeks. Once a month a KOTH (King of the Hill) is hosted. Thats basically a large rumble, last one flying wins in hte end. All of these events take place in the Special Events Arena.
Check out
http://events.hitechcreations.com and the
Calendar button at the top/right of portion of the forum.
-In the Main Arena "the war" is fought by three main countries: Bishops, Knights, and Rooks. They represent individual (equal) countries. None are allied 'officially' and none have any obvious advantages over the others. (Don't get caught in the hamster wheel!

). In the text buffer (radio), type: " .country # " without quotes. 1 for Bishops, 2 for knights, and 3 for Rooks. Keep in mind there is a 6 hour delay after switching, to switch again.
-A great place to find any gameplay or startup questions would be the help file found here:
http://downloads.hitechcreations.com/AH2HELP.EXE-Aces High also has a core of excellent trainers that can schedule 1 on 1 training sessions. Ask for one in the Help and Training section of the forum. OR, just pop into the TA (Training Arena) - they're often in there helping the new crop.