Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

This special interview features James "Maggie" Megellas on the first-hand accounts of his World War II combat experiences and leadership challenges, as outlined in his 2003 book, All the Way to Berlin.

Join us for a discussion of two of the most readily recognized names of American military leaders from the Revolutionary War period with author Dave R. Palmer and his book, George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots.

The First Men In is remarkable story of brave American paratroopers who leapt into the dark skies over Normandy in perhaps the most dangerous and demanding mission of the Liberation of France.

Joining John Callaway will be Anthony Weller, author and son of respected reporter George Weller. Anthony will discuss his father's career as a reporter, combat correspondent and how his unique experiences and reports from post-war Japan were censored by military...

On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was flying a ground support mission in his F4U Corsair as the wingman to Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first African-American aviator. These two aviators - one white, the other black - came from vastly different...

Robert Drury has reported from Iraq, Darfur, Afghanistan, Liberia, Belfast, Haiti, and Sarajevo.Join author Bob Drury for his reflections on an amazing naval story of World War II when men and ship battled, not with other men, but with nature.

Carlo D'Este is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a highly regarded military historian.

Join John Callaway and his panel of experts as they explore the military and political implications of America's policy in Iraq and the Middle East.

Gabor Boritt is the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. The Gettysburg Gospel is based on years of scholarship as well as a deep understanding of Lincoln and of Gettysburg itself.

In the third installment of the Great Generals series, World War Two expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare.

Mr. Barnum was sworn in as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs on 23 July, 2001. In this capacity he is responsible for all matters regarding the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve including manpower, equipment, policy and budgeting....

Cole C. Kingseed is a thirty-year Army veteran who served in a variety of command and staff positions. Rather than a history of battles and campaigns, this book is an analysis of leadership in combat over three continents and across two oceans.

Boot argues that the past five centuries of history have been marked not by gradual change in how we fight but instead by four revolutions in military technology-and that the nations who have successfully mastered these revolutions have gained the power to...

One of the most challenging weapons used by terrorists is the suicide bomber. Low in cost and highly lethal, suicide bombing has appeared throughout history.

A new level of accomplishment from this already acclaimed author, The Rising Tide will leave readers eager for the next volume of this superb saga of the war that saved and changed the world.