Pritzker Military Library

January

1/29/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
First Line of Defense?
Emmy Award winning broadcast veteran John Callaway moderates a new public affairs forum focusing on critical issues related to the military and our society ...

February

2/19/2004

Brenda Sexton & Michael Wilmington
World on War: A Film Discussion
What do Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist and Kanal have in common? The Pritzker Military Library welcomed film critic Michael Wilmington and Brenda Sexton ...

2/25/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Future of U.S. Intelligences in the War on Terror
Should we mount a national initiative to expand language and cultural studies to upgrade our understanding of the world? How can we improve military intelligence so ...

March

3/3/2004

COL Jack H. Jacobs, USA (Ret.)
Leadership in the Military and Business
COL John Jacobs USA (Ret.) earned the Medal of Honor in 1969 for exceptional heroism on the battlefield in Vietnam. He also holds three Bronze Stars and two ...

3/8/2004

Patrick K. O'Donnell
Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS
Monday, March 8th, 2004 Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS spoke at the ...

3/17/2004

Rick Atkinson
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
Wednesday, March 17th, 2004 Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, visited the library. He ...

3/24/2004

David Maraniss
They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967
Wednesday, March 24th, 2004 as David Maraniss visited the library to talk about his new book They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America ...

3/29/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
Homeland Security: Is Chicago Prepared?
What state and city agencies have developed strategies for dealing with the post 9/11 reality? How is our metropolitan area coordinating with the federal ...

April

4/8/2004

Michael Wilmington & Dann Gire
World on War: A Film Discussion
Join us for a thought-provoking evening with Tribune Film Critic Michael Wilmington and Daily Herald Critic Dann Gire as they discuss films of the Civil War at the ...

4/14/2004

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Allen J. Lynch
Awarded with the Medal of Honor by the United States Congress for daring, unselfish acts of bravery in Vietnam, Allen J. Lynch tells a captivating, "room ...

4/28/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
The U-505 Submarine Story
Gordon F. Hohne, Zenon B. Lukosius, Wayne M. Pickels and Phillip N. Trusheim veterans of USS Pillsbury and members the USS Guadalcanal 's U-505 Boarding ...

May

5/12/2004

Arnie Bernstein
The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm: Chicago's Civil War Connections
While America's Civil War was fought on Confederate battlefields, Chicago played a crucial role in the Union's struggle toward victory. Arnie Bernstein's new book ...

5/24/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
USA Patriot Act: Security or Suppression
Ever since President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in October of 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a national debate has raged on whether ...

June

6/2/2004

Geoffrey Perret
Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004, Geoffrey Perret visited the library to talk about his latest book, Lincoln 's War: The Untold Story of America 's Greatest President as ...

6/16/2004

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Drew Dix
Wednesday, June 16th, 2004 Ed Tracy spoke with Drew Dix, the first enlisted man in Special Forces to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. He received a direct ...

6/30/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
Iraq in Transition: What Next?
With the United States transferring power to an interim government, what will be the ongoing role of the United States in Iraq? How effective can the United Nations ...

July

7/20/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
What Really happened at No Gun Ri?
In July of 1950, during the first month of the Korean War, near the village of No Gun Ri, U. S. soldiers reportedly opened fire on a group of civilians gathered ...

September

9/9/2004

Robert Kurson
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Thursday, September 9th, 2004 Robert Kurson visited the library to talk about his new book Shadow Divers (Random House 2004). Robert Kurson earned a ...

9/23/2004

Edward M. Coffman
The Regulars: The American Army, 1898 and 1941
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004, Edward M. Coffman visited the library to talk about his new book The Regulars : The American Army, 1898-1941 ...

9/29/2004

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Shape and Mission of the U.S. Military: What's Ahead for America?
From Iraq to Korea , the US military makes daily headlines. Our presidential candidates both speak of a strong American military, but what does that actually ...