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:
Swashbucklers and Black Sheep is the first illustrated history of WWII's Black Sheep squadron, from their formation and first two combat tours as the Swashbucklers to the arrival of their legendary second commander Greg "Pappy" Boyington, after which they...
Sergeant Mike Dowling and his military working dog Rex were one of the first Marine Corps military K9 teams sent to the front lines of combat since Vietnam.
David Markow enlisted in the Army just before the United State's involvement in World War II; he helped prepare artillery weapons by testing them at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, before being sent as a part of the 44th Ordnance Company,1st Engineering Special...
Moderated by Dr. Richard Friedman, this panel featured four experts on the importance of U.S.-Canadian relations in the national security of both nations.
Voices of the Heroes of the Naval War of 1812 featuring RADM Joseph Callo, USN (Ret.), Donald R. Hickey, SLt(N) Gordon Laco, Dr. William Thiesen, Ph.D.
After completing four years of college, Wayne Fischer was drafted in 1965, becoming a Marine aviator during the Vietnam War, participating in insertion, extraction, and MEDEVAC missions--including during the Tet Offensive.
Kent Bubel worked his way up from Navy ROTC recruit at the University of Illinois, to a commissioned officer stationed in the Persian Gulf during the Iraq war, planning trips for high visibility VIPs, including General Petraeus, President Barak Obama, and...
Major General James H. Mukoyama, has had a long and illustrious military career, which includes combat patrols in Korea, commanding an infantry company and advising South Vietnamese Army units in the Vietnam War, and being the youngest general in the armed...
Antony Beevor discusses his book "The Second World War" from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
Ruth Berger, who longed for adventures beyond her Evanston, IL home, enlisted in the Army in the summer of 1944, and was sent to the European Theater of Operations as a 1st Lieutenant and assigned to the 34th Hospital Train based out of Paris, France.
Ronald Grafstrom enlisted in the Air Force at age 20 and ended up supporting the 428th Fighter Bomber Squadron during the Korean War.
The publication of Jarhead launched a new career for Anthony Swofford, earning him accolades for its gritty and unexpected portraits of the soldiers who fought in the Gulf War. It spawned a Hollywood movie. It made Swofford famous and wealthy. It also nearly...
Filmed during the Chicago NATO Summit in May 2012, the discussion features NATO experts and protesters.
James Mulvaney, who joined the Infantry as an officer after graduating from DePaul University's ROTC program, was stationed at a camp on the Korean DMZ in 1957.
Lawrence Littel was drafted into the Army (160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Division) during World War II , given eight weeks of heavy training as a rifleman, and sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations.
