2007 Events
01.11.07
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 ...
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 ...
01.18.07
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 ...
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 ...
01.23.07
John Wukovits
Eisenhower: A Biography
In the third installment of the Great Generals series, World War Two expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare ...
Eisenhower: A Biography
In the third installment of the Great Generals series, World War Two expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare ...
01.25.07
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 ...
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 ...
02.01.07
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 ...
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 ...
02.08.07
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...
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...
02.15.07
Bob 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 ...
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 ...
02.22.07
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...
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...
03.01.07
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 ...
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 ...
03.08.07
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 ...
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 ...
03.15.07
Dave 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 ...
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 ...
03.16.07
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 ...
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 ...
03.22.07
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 ...
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 ...
03.29.07
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...
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...
04.05.07
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 ...
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 ...
04.12.07
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 ...
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 ...
04.24.07
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 ...
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 ...
04.26.07
Jerry 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 ...
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 ...
04.28.07
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 ...
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 ...
05.03.07
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 ...
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 ...
05.10.07
Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: The Epic history of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Ian W. Toll has been a Wall Street analyst, a Federal Reserve financial analyst, and a political aide and speechwriter. Six Frigates is his first book, ...
Six Frigates: The Epic history of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Ian W. Toll has been a Wall Street analyst, a Federal Reserve financial analyst, and a political aide and speechwriter. Six Frigates is his first book, ...
05.17.07
Mark DePue
Patrolling Baghad: A Military Police & the War in Iraq
For the 160 National Guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police ...
Patrolling Baghad: A Military Police & the War in Iraq
For the 160 National Guardsmen from America's heartland, Baghdad was more than just a long way from home. It also confronted the 233rd Military Police ...
05.17.07
2009 Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Convention
Mayor Richard M. Daley
Announcement of Chicago as Host City for the Prestigious Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2009 Convention. Mayor Richard M. Daley, Hon. Chairma...
Mayor Richard M. Daley
Announcement of Chicago as Host City for the Prestigious Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2009 Convention. Mayor Richard M. Daley, Hon. Chairma...
05.24.07
James M. Olson
Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
"Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War officer and one of America's first ...
Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying
"Any kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary." Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War officer and one of America's first ...
05.31.07
Harry Butowsky & Sandra O'Connell
An American Family in World War II
An American family facing the challenges of World War II, as recorded in hundred of letters from the Home Front to the air war over Europe and back. The Minkers ...
An American Family in World War II
An American family facing the challenges of World War II, as recorded in hundred of letters from the Home Front to the air war over Europe and back. The Minkers ...
06.07.07
Front & Center with John Callaway
Military Contracting - War At What Cost?
The Military has always looked to outside contractors to supply everything from hammers to tanks to airplanes, establishing relationships described by President...
Military Contracting - War At What Cost?
The Military has always looked to outside contractors to supply everything from hammers to tanks to airplanes, establishing relationships described by President...
06.21.07
Andro Linklater
The Fabric of America
With compelling narrative history and captivating historical argument Andro Linklater relates in fascinating detail how, the borders and boundaries that formed ...
The Fabric of America
With compelling narrative history and captivating historical argument Andro Linklater relates in fascinating detail how, the borders and boundaries that formed ...
06.28.07
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Ronal E. Rosser, U.S. Army, Korean War
In the bitter cold of January 1952, then-Army Corporal Ronald E. Rosserof Roseville, Ohio, earned the nation's highest award while serving as a forward observer for ...
Ronal E. Rosser, U.S. Army, Korean War
In the bitter cold of January 1952, then-Army Corporal Ronald E. Rosserof Roseville, Ohio, earned the nation's highest award while serving as a forward observer for ...
07.03.07
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Special Press Conference
Governor Blagojevich will be announcing his plans to expand health care benefits for Illinois Veterans and create a program that helps veterans who suffer from ...
Special Press Conference
Governor Blagojevich will be announcing his plans to expand health care benefits for Illinois Veterans and create a program that helps veterans who suffer from ...
07.12.07
Charles Jones
Summer Member & Guest Luncheon
The Pritzker Military Library's Summer Member/Guest Luncheon will take place on Thursday, July 12, 2007 featuring first-time author and newspaper reporter...
Summer Member & Guest Luncheon
The Pritzker Military Library's Summer Member/Guest Luncheon will take place on Thursday, July 12, 2007 featuring first-time author and newspaper reporter...
07.12.07
Front & Center with John Callaway
Returning Veterans: How Warm A Welcome?
The war in Afghanistan and Iraq has put tremendous pressure on America's ability to deal with the health and welfare challenges facing returning veterans, ...
Returning Veterans: How Warm A Welcome?
The war in Afghanistan and Iraq has put tremendous pressure on America's ability to deal with the health and welfare challenges facing returning veterans, ...
07.14.07
John Nagl
Special Saturday Program
As the 2008 presidential election nears, all of the major candidates have taken steps to burnish their credentials on national security in the eyes of the electorate ...
Special Saturday Program
As the 2008 presidential election nears, all of the major candidates have taken steps to burnish their credentials on national security in the eyes of the electorate ...
07.16.07
Lifetime Literature Award Announcement
James M. McPherson
Chicago, IL (July 16, 2007) - James M. McPherson, whose outstanding historical work on the American Civil War has placed him among the top writers of our ...
James M. McPherson
Chicago, IL (July 16, 2007) - James M. McPherson, whose outstanding historical work on the American Civil War has placed him among the top writers of our ...
07.18.07
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Roger Donlon, U.S. Army, Vietnam War
Roger Donlon served 32 years of his life in uniform rising to the rank of colonel. A leader in so many ways, he was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War, ...
Roger Donlon, U.S. Army, Vietnam War
Roger Donlon served 32 years of his life in uniform rising to the rank of colonel. A leader in so many ways, he was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War, ...
09.06.07
Front & Center with John Callaway
Today's National Guard: Ready or Wanting?
Whether it's extended deployment, inadequate equipment or returning veterans with serious medical problems, the National Guard has struggled with ...
Today's National Guard: Ready or Wanting?
Whether it's extended deployment, inadequate equipment or returning veterans with serious medical problems, the National Guard has struggled with ...
09.13.07
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Allen J. Lynch
To his fellow soldiers, Illinois native Allen Lynch is a hero; to the enemy force that ambushed his battalion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was a nightmare ...
Allen J. Lynch
To his fellow soldiers, Illinois native Allen Lynch is a hero; to the enemy force that ambushed his battalion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was a nightmare ...
09.20.07
Tim Weiner
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
When President Eisenhower left office in January 1961, he did not look back with pride on the work of one of his key agencies. Eight years of covert activity, espionage ...
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
When President Eisenhower left office in January 1961, he did not look back with pride on the work of one of his key agencies. Eight years of covert activity, espionage ...
09.27.07
John Ferling
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
The Revolutionary War looks a lot easier today than it did in 1783. When General George Washington crossed the Delaware River with the Colonial Army and ...
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
The Revolutionary War looks a lot easier today than it did in 1783. When General George Washington crossed the Delaware River with the Colonial Army and ...
10.04.07
Front & Center with John Callaway
Ed Tracy interviews John Callaway
In this special edition of Front and Center, the Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy will interview John Callaway on his extraordinary 50 years in television ...
Ed Tracy interviews John Callaway
In this special edition of Front and Center, the Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy will interview John Callaway on his extraordinary 50 years in television ...
10.05.07
2007 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award Recipient
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson was born in North Dakota and grew up in Minnesota, where he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated magna cum laude in 1958 ...
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson was born in North Dakota and grew up in Minnesota, where he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated magna cum laude in 1958 ...
10.15.07
Last Best Hope
Film Presentation
The Pritzker Military Library is proud to welcome executive producers David Grosvenor and Ramona Kelly for the Chicago theatrical debut of their award-winning...
Film Presentation
The Pritzker Military Library is proud to welcome executive producers David Grosvenor and Ramona Kelly for the Chicago theatrical debut of their award-winning...
10.18.07
Rick Atkinson
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily & Italy
In 1943, after their victory in North Africa, the Allied forces made their next move: into what Churchill called "that soft underbelly" of the Axis beast, Sicily and ...
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily & Italy
In 1943, after their victory in North Africa, the Allied forces made their next move: into what Churchill called "that soft underbelly" of the Axis beast, Sicily and ...
10.20.07
Chandra Manning
Civil War Saturday
The soldiers of the Civil War had no need for newsreels to know why they were fighting. In Chandra Manning's remarkable new history, What This Cruel War Was ...
Civil War Saturday
The soldiers of the Civil War had no need for newsreels to know why they were fighting. In Chandra Manning's remarkable new history, What This Cruel War Was ...
10.25.07
Hampton Sides
Blood & Thunder: An Epic of the American West
For one of his most devoted fans, Kit Carson came to the rescue five minutes too late. Carson found the slain young woman, Ann White, kidnapped and then killed ...
Blood & Thunder: An Epic of the American West
For one of his most devoted fans, Kit Carson came to the rescue five minutes too late. Carson found the slain young woman, Ann White, kidnapped and then killed ...
11.01.07
Joseph Persico
Fall Member / Guest Luncheon
Joseph Persico entered the U.S. Navy in 1952, serving as Lt. j.g. aboard a minesweeper and also with NATO Headquarters in Naples, Italy. He later became a ...
Fall Member / Guest Luncheon
Joseph Persico entered the U.S. Navy in 1952, serving as Lt. j.g. aboard a minesweeper and also with NATO Headquarters in Naples, Italy. He later became a ...
11.01.07
Front & Center with John Callaway
Iran: The Next Military Frontier?
The September 2007 visit of Iran's president, Dr. Ahmadinejad, to the United States has brought U.S. relations with Iran into sharp focus. Iran''s ...
Iran: The Next Military Frontier?
The September 2007 visit of Iran's president, Dr. Ahmadinejad, to the United States has brought U.S. relations with Iran into sharp focus. Iran''s ...
11.07.07
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Patrick H. Brady
For all of the money and development hours that go into best-selling video games, the virtual world still hasn't caught up with what Patrick Brady did with a real-life ...
Patrick H. Brady
For all of the money and development hours that go into best-selling video games, the virtual world still hasn't caught up with what Patrick Brady did with a real-life ...
11.08.07
Julie M. Fenster
The Case of Abraham Lincoln
It is 1856 and the city of Springfield is gripped in scandal. A man lies dead in his office, murdered - so says the fever pitch of public opinion - by his ...
The Case of Abraham Lincoln
It is 1856 and the city of Springfield is gripped in scandal. A man lies dead in his office, murdered - so says the fever pitch of public opinion - by his ...
11.29.07
Ralph Peters
Wars of Blood & Faith
Surveying the rhetoric about the "new kind of war" in Iraq, controversial strategist Ralph Peters notes that there is nothing new about fighting over ethnicity ...
Wars of Blood & Faith
Surveying the rhetoric about the "new kind of war" in Iraq, controversial strategist Ralph Peters notes that there is nothing new about fighting over ethnicity ...
12.05.07
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Walter D. Ehlers
Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all, a perfect ...
Walter D. Ehlers
Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all, a perfect ...
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