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:
The alliance between Nazi Germany and Japan was marked by few shared efforts. When Hitler gave a pair of new U-Boats to Japan, German manufacturers protested over potential patent violations; in 1944-45, as German armies struggled to defend their own soil,...
What is our strategic position in the region? What is in store for the two Koreas, their neighbors and the world? Join us for an exploration of the two Koreas on Front & Center with John Callaway.
He is the most recent living recipient of America's highest award for military valor. In a ceremony at the White House in 2007, more than 41 years after his incredible exploits as a pilot in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, a legend in Army aviation received...
Researched and written by Edward M. Burke and Thomas J. O'Gorman, End of Watch: Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty 1853-2006 stretches from Constable Quinn to Patrolman Eric Solorio, who died of injuries sustained in a patrol car accident in January...
In 1858, fate had yet to pay its call on them. Abraham Lincoln was giving galvanizing speeches across Illinois...and losing an election. Jefferson Davis was suffering the health consequences of an old hotel tryst in Cuba. William Tecumseh Sherman, the general...
Sonia Reich believes that she is being hunted. Her food is rancid and hair ridden with lice; her doctors are trying to poison her, and someone has painted a yellow Star of David on her lawn to mark her for the executioners.
Join John Callaway for an exploration of "Israel: A Strategic Review".
In one ferocious battle after another, without a moment's rest between the defense of a key bridge and an assault on an enemy-held village, Echo Company had lost almost two-thirds of its Marines. But when another company of Marines radioed in desperate need...
James McPherson is the recipient of the 2007 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. He is the author of fifteen books and the editor of another dozen.
Marc Leepson is a journalist, historian and the author of six books.
Steve Mayeux is the quintessential "Louisiana Man." Born in the Cottonport Clinic on Bayou Rouge in 1950, he has paddled across the Mississippi River in a pirogue, run a trap line, managed a cotton gin, kept bees, farmed the family land, wrestled a few alligators,...
At 90 years old, Megellas recently returned from spending Christmas in Afghanistan with his old outfit, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, along the Pakistani border. He continues to travel and lecture around the world.
What does it cost, who really benefits, and what is the future of High Schools, Military Academies and JROTC?
One soldier had to stay behind. The small observation team at Fire Base 6 was under heavy fire and vastly outnumbered, and two helicopters were shot down trying to rescue them. As the enemy gathered for a final assault, the young officer sent his men ahead,...
Coonts is the author of 14 New York Times bestsellers and editor of several anthologies of classic aerial fiction. He and his wife, Deborah, reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
