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:
A fascinating book based on the oral histories of the last surviving World War I veterans.
Thomas Fleming: A Disease in the Public Mind
Bring Me Men: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire, 1898–2001 explores the theory that the masculinity of those who serve in the American military is full of contradictions.
A special discussion about the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944–1945 is the final book in Rick Atkinson's critically acclaimed "Liberation Trilogy."
Author Robert Edsel lectures on the race to save Italy’s national treasures and greatest artistic masterpieces from the Nazis in World War II.
LeOna Kriesel (Cox) was a 27-year-old recent college graduate and teacher when a fellow teacher recruited her for the American Red Cross. From 1943 to 1945, LeOna ran enlisted men's social clubs in Constantine, Algeria, and Rome, Italy. Now, her daughter Kathleen...
LeOna Kriesel (Cox) was a 27-year-old recent college graduate and teacher when a fellow teacher recruited her for the American Red Cross. From 1943 to 1945, LeOna ran enlisted men's social clubs in Constantine, Algeria, and Rome, Italy. Now, her daughter Kathleen...
Sgt. Maj. Battaglia visits the Library to address active duty military from all branches on the issues facing today's Armed Forces personnel.
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.
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.
After graduating high school, David Greene enlisted in the Marine Corps., training as a Radio Operator for the 5th Marine Division, before being sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations, specifically Iwo Jima.
Invisible Armies by Max Boot examines the evolution of guerrilla warfare and terrorism, spanning 5,000 years of global history, leading up to the contemporary conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Like many of his generation, Stephen Wolf's decision to join the Army came from the terrible events of September 11th, 2001, as well as his time in ROTC during college; he deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, and as a platoon leader, he patrolled the Kunar River...
Serving the military for over 10 years, Jeremiah Crise first enlisted in the Nation Guard, before moving his service to the Air Force, and volunteering to go to Korea; there, he was assigned as a Staff Sergeant to a F-86 crew, as a part of the 51st Fighter...
