Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts
Summary: Located in Chicago, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library is open to the public with live events and a collection of books, art, and artifacts that tell the story of the Citizen Soldier in American military history. This master feed will provide all available Library programs including events with award-winning authors, interviews with Medal of Honor recipients, and panel discussions on military issues. To view more than 300 previous Library programs, visit pritzkermilitary.org.
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Podcasts:
Thursday, December 2nd, 2004 Ulrich Straus visited the library to talk about his new book The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of World War Two. He lived a total of twenty-one years in Japan, first as a child between 1933 and 1940. He served as a U.S. Army...
Tuesday, November 30th, 2004 Steve Edwards, host of Chicago Public Radio's award-winning daily news magazine Eight Forty-Eight, joined us to interview Sir Max Hastings about his new book Armageddon : The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 (Knopf 2004).
Over 8,000 US military personnel have been injured in Iraq. While many have received excellent medical care, others, particularly those in the Reserves and the National Guard, have met unanticipated problems obtaining medical care, sorting through red tape,...
Service in Iraq is offering American military personnel new challenges in the field and at home. What are our soldiers experiencing in Iraq and what are they facing when they return home? John Callaway asks Iraq veterans to tell their stories.
Wednesday, October 20th, 2004 Jon Meacham visited the library to talk about his new book Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship.
On Tuesday, October 5th, the Pritzker Military Library welcomed noted historian Charles Morrissey. Ed Tracy talked with him about his life and his career.
From Iraq to Korea , the US military makes daily headlines. Our presidential candidates both speak of a strong American military, but what does that actually mean? How will the shape of our armed forces be affected by the election? What contrasting visions...
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004, Edward M. Coffman visited the library to talk about his new book The Regulars : The American Army, 1898-1941
Thursday, September 9th, 2004 Robert Kurson visited the library to talk about his new book Shadow Divers (Random House 2004). Robert Kurson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, then a law degree from Harvard Law School.
In July of 1950, during the first month of the Korean War, near the village of No Gun Ri, U. S. soldiers reportedly opened fire on a group of civilians gathered under a railroad bridge allegedly killing anywhere between 50 and 350 civilians.
With the United States transferring power to an interim government, what will be the ongoing role of the United States in Iraq?
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004 Ed Tracy spoke with Drew Dix, the first enlisted man in Special Forces to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. He received a direct commission to first lieutenant and retired with the rank of major after serving twenty years in...
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004 Ed Tracy spoke with Drew Dix, the first enlisted man in Special Forces to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. He received a direct commission to first lieutenant and retired with the rank of major after serving twenty years in...
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004, Geoffrey Perret visited the library to talk about his latest book, Lincoln 's War: The Untold Story of America 's Greatest President as Commander in Chief
Ever since President George W. Bush put his signature on the Patriot Act in October of 2001, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a national debate has raged on whether the act provides necessary tools to fight terrorism or deprives Americans of basic civil rights....
