Pritzker Military Library

January

<em>Old Glory Stories: American Combat Leadership in World Work II</em>

1/11/2007

Cole C. Kingseed
Old Glory Stories: American Combat Leadership in World Work II
Saying that no generation of Americans has produced a finer array of combat commanders than that of World War II, a thirty-year army veteran examines combat ...

1/19/2007

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum, Jr.
Mr. Barnum was sworn in as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserve Affairs on 23 July, 2001. In this capacity he is responsible for all matters ...

1/23/2007

John Wukovits
Eisenhower: A Biography
01.23.07John WukovitsEisenhower: A BiographyIn the third installment of the Great Generals series, World War Two expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare ...

1/25/2007

Gabor Boritt
Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows
The words Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg comprise perhaps the most famous speech in history. It has ...

February

2/1/2007

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Turning Point: A New Agenda for Iraq
Following the publication of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group report, the Democratic Party's control of Congress and a revised line-up of military ...

2/8/2007

Carlo D'Este

Carlo D'Este is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a highly regarded military historian. He is the author of Decision in Normandy; Bitter Victory: The Battle for...

2/15/2007

Robert F.X. Drury
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
Join author Bob Drury for his reflections on an amazing naval story of World War II when men and ship battled, not with other men, but with nature. In December ...

2/23/2007

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was flying a ground support mission in his F4U Corsair as the wingman to Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first...

March

3/1/2007

Front & Center with John Callaway
Anthony Weller
Joining John Callaway will be Anthony Weller, author and son of respected reporter George Weller. Anthony will discuss his father's career as a reporter, combat

3/8/2007

Ed Ruggero
The First Men In: U.S. Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day
In the hours before the D-Day landing, their brilliant successes behind enemy lines changed the course of history. The First Men In is remarkable story of ...

3/15/2007

David Palmer
George Washington & Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots
Join us for a discussion of two of the most readily recognized names of American military leaders from the Revolutionary War period with author Dave R

3/16/2007

James Megellas
All The Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe
Ed Tracy, the Library's executive producer, sat down for a special interview with James "Maggie" Megellas, and explored the first-hand accounts of his World War ...

3/22/2007

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Leo K. Thorsness
While on a "Wild Weasel" surface-to-air missile suppression mission over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967, then-Maj. Thorsness did the unthinkable ...

3/29/2007

Michael Doubler
The National Guard & the War on Terror: The Attacks of 9/11 & Homeland Security
Building on the success of his 2003 book Civilian in Peace, Soldier in War, author and noted historian Michael Doubler comes to the Pritzker Military Library

April

4/5/2007

Front & Center with John Callaway
Military Blogs: Independent Voices or Security Risk?
As in politics and for corporate America, the blog is a powerful new communications fact of life in the military. For the soldier in the field, a blog maybe an ...

4/12/2007

Philip Bobbitt
The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, & the Course of History
Join Professor Philip Bobbitt for a dynamic and exciting discussion of his visionary and prophetic book, The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace and the Course ...

4/24/2007

Steve Mumford
Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq
Artist Steve Mumford comes to the Pritzker Military Library fresh from a visit to Iraq to discuss his book Baghdad Journal in a special Tuesday evening ...

4/26/2007

Gerald Crimmins
Fort Dearborn: A Novel
Join us for a discussion by Chicago's own prize-winning newspaper reporter and author Jerry Crimmins who will discuss his novel, Fort Dearborn. Told from the ...

4/28/2007

Fred Chiaventone & James Robbins
Civil War Saturday
Author James S. Robbins holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Mass. He is currently a Professor of International Relations at ...

May

5/3/2007

Front & Center with John Callaway
The War of Law
As American troops battle in Afghanistan and Iraq in the War on Terror, attorneys, judges and politicians engage in what might be called The War of Law as they ...