Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts
Summary: The Pritzker Military Library, located in Chicago, Illinois, has extensive collections in military history and military fiction, especially those works that illustrate the role of the citizen-soldier. The mission of the library is to build awareness of the importance of the military in our society by facilitating public debate and discussion on the impact of military issues. The Library has an extensive programming schedule. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. All programs are available as a live webcast and are also archived for later viewing at www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org. This master feed will provide all available PML programs including Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy, Front & Center with John Callaway, and Pritzker Military Library Presents series.
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Podcasts:
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy converted two existing lake steamers into aircraft carriers. The Navy acquired two vessels from the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company and converted them into the USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Retaining…
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy converted two existing lake steamers into aircraft carriers. The Navy acquired two vessels from the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company and converted them into the USS Wolverine and USS Sable. Retaining...
Walter Sobel, despite already being an accomplished architect from Chicago, signed up for the Navy prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, experiencing attacks by kamikaze pilots on the deck of the USS New Mexico in Lingayen Gulf.
Sponsored by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. A collaboration between the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Pritzker Military Library, we present a powerful conversation between veterans from World War II, Vietnam and the Iraq/Afghanistan…
Sponsored by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. A collaboration between the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Pritzker Military Library, we present a powerful conversation between veterans from World War II, Vietnam and the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts.
Sponsored by Norwich University. Pritzker Military Library and Norwich University present a discussion between two highly respected historians and journalists, Rick Atkinson and Sir Max Hastings about the role that embedded journalists play in military…
Sponsored by Norwich University. Pritzker Military Library and Norwich University present a discussion between two highly respected historians and journalists, Rick Atkinson and Sir Max Hastings about the role that embedded journalists play in military history....
This program features four United States Generals from the U.S. Army Reserves, the United States Marine Corps, The United States Marine Corps Reserves, and the Illinois Army National Guard, and a Colonel from the Illinois Army National Guard who discuss…
This program features four United States Generals from the U.S. Army Reserves, the United States Marine Corps, The United States Marine Corps Reserves, and the Illinois Army National Guard, and a Colonel from the Illinois Army National Guard who discuss the...
Noted musician, composer, music teacher, and writer Gerard McBurney, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, discusses the works of various composers and their influences during the early years of the Second World War.
Retired Marine Corps four-star general John R. Allen was the longest-Serving Leader of U.S. and NATO Troops in Afghanistan. Presented in partnership with Leading Authorities, he visits PMML to share awe-inspiring stories about the most important aspects of...
Ron Capps of the Veteran's Writing Project served in five wars in 10 years, including deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur, and Kosovo. He talks about his new book "Seriously Not All Right."
Vietnam veteran Paul Baffico flew more than 200 combat missions with the 101st Airborne Division during the war, and returned home to a community that couldn't--or wouldn't--understand what the military's sacrifice had been about.
Vietnam veteran Paul Baffico flew more than 200 combat missions with the 101st Airborne Division during the war, and returned home to a community that couldn't--or wouldn't--understand what the military's sacrifice had been about.
Corporal Ken Rodgers tells of the miserable conditions patrolling in Vietnam, where he served as a part of the Marine Corps’ Bravo Company, and what he witnessed as a part of the 77 day siege on Khe Sanh and retaliatory Payback Patrol—and how that lead...
