Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

Renowned biographer Carlo D'Este, a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, talks with Chicago History Museum President Gary Johnson about what it means to be a military historian. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR 2014.

Noted scholar and military historian Gerhard L. Weinberg, a veteran of the U.S. Army and its post-World War II occupation of Japan, is interviewed by the Chicago Tribune's Greg Burns.

Vietnam veteran and best-selling author Tim O'Brien is joined by award-winning poet and fellow veteran Bruce Weigl for a discussion of one of the 20th Century's most controversial American conflicts. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR...

Paul Herbert is joined by authors Joseph Balkoski, John C. McManus, and Steven Zaloga for this discussion of the U.S. Army First Infantry Division's impressive service during World War II, with particular focus on their role in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

Paul Herbert is joined by authors Joseph Balkoski, John C. McManus, and Steven Zaloga for this discussion of the U.S. Army First Infantry Division's impressive service during World War II, with particular focus on their role in the D-Day landings at Normandy.

Leonardo Lucio did not join the U.S. Navy knowing that he would serve during wartime—being sent to the Gulf during Desert Storm; nor did he think he’d see such historical changes to policies like Don’t Ask Don’t Tell during his lifetime. And yet…

SFC Robert L. Hoffman pulled double service: first in the Merchant Marines, during WWII; and then he was drafted into the Army during the Korean War.

SFC Robert L. Hoffman pulled double service: first in the Merchant Marines, during WWII; and then he was drafted into the Army during the Korean War.

Retired Major General Emile Bataille, former Director for Combat Support at the United States Strategic Command in Omaha, NE, had a long Army career that found him at the front of big-picture policy decisions with everything from commanding 10,000 Guardsmen…

Retired Major General Emile Bataille, former Director for Combat Support at the United States Strategic Command in Omaha, NE, had a long Army career that found him at the front of big-picture policy decisions with everything from commanding 10,000 Guardsmen...

Highly decorated military veterans Allen Lynch, Jason Redman, and Ryan Ahern compare their experiences in combat and beyond in an incisive panel discussion on the burdens of heroism. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Public Library's One Book, One...

Highly decorated military veterans Allen Lynch, Jason Redman, and Ryan Ahern compare their experiences in combat and beyond in an incisive panel discussion on the burdens of heroism. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Public Library's One Book, One...

General Stanley McChrystal: My Share of the Task

My Share of the Task (Portfolio/Penguin), is the revealing memoir of General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

The most decorated Physician Assistant in the history of the United States Navy and one of the highest decorated combat veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars, former Navy SEAL Mark Donald shares his unique experiences while serving simultaneously as both a...