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:
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.
Dr. Henriette Kaplan served with the Women's Army Corps. (WAC) during World War II.
The Hopkins Touch (Oxford University Press), examines the life of Harry Hopkins, an Iowa-born social worker who had been an integral part of the New Deal's implementation and how he became an integral participant in America's relationships with Churchill and...
A graduate of Yale Medical School, Dr. Lee H. Strohl was drafted into the army during the Vietnam war, where he served as a Battalion Surgeon near the DMZ.
John Borling: Taps on the Walls
During his six and a half years of incarceration, John Borling, Major General, USAF, Ret., (then Captain Borling) mentally composed poetry and communicated it to fellow prisoners via a special, but forbidden, tap code.
During his six and a half years of incarceration, John Borling, Major General, USAF, Ret., (then Captain Borling) mentally composed poetry and communicated it to fellow prisoners via a special, but forbidden, tap code.
John Mateyko enlisted in the Army in 1963, eventually training as a helicoptor pilot, before being sent to Vietnam as a part of the 1st Armored Division, 118th Helicopter Company.
The Secrets of Mary Bowser (HarperCollins/William Morrow), offers insights into the amazing, long-forgotten role one African American woman played in the war that ended slavery.
Samuel Gevirtz, who grew up on the West Coast during the Depression, enlisted at the age of 18, ending up on the USS Bunker Hill, where he witnessed intense fighting and the horrors of war during the invasion of Okinawa.
Often forgotten and overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s...
Dr. Eugene Narsete enlisted in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor and went to basic training at Fort Custer. He was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska as a flight surgeon during WWII.
John Swiderski was drafted into the Army after completing an accounting degree at Loyola University; he served in Long Binh, Vietnam, as a part of the Vietnam
Lt. Col. Dan Hampton, one of the most decorated F-16 fighter pilots shares his exhilarating story in VIPER PILOT: A Memoir of Air Combat.
Glenn E. Kersten enlisted into the U.S. Navy, serving on various Submarines in the late 70s.