2013 Season

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May

5/16/2013
Rick Atkinson
The Guns at Last Light:
The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

Volume three in Rick Atkinson's epic Liberation trilogy...

April

4/26/2013
Kathleen Cox
Destination Unknown
Adventures of a WWII American Red Cross Girl

World War II through the eyes of one Red Cross girl...


4/5/2013
SgtMaj Bryan B. Battaglia
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia is the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and is the senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces...
March

3/28/2013
Citizen Soldier: Concentration Camp Liberators

The stories of the American soldiers who liberated World War II concentration camps...


3/13/2013
Max Boot
Invisible Armies An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times to the Present

Author Max Boot describes the epic history of guerrilla warfare and terrorism, spanning 5,000 years of global history...
February

2/28/2013
Citizen Soldier: The Last Lion

The long-awaited third and final volume of Winston Churchill's biography by the late William Manchester and Paul Reid...


2/21/2013
General Stanley McChrystal
My Share of the Task

General McChrystal's revealing account of service and leadership...

2/12/2013
Citizen Soldier: The Prisoner of War Experience

Three former prisoners of war discuss their experiences in three different American conflicts...


2/12/2013
John L. Borling
Taps on the Walls: Poems from the Hanoi Hilton

John Borling used the forbidden tap code to compose and share his poetry with fellow prisoners at the infamous Hanoi Hilton...

2/7/2013
David L. Roll
The Hopkins Touch
Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler

David Roll discusses Harry Hopkins, FDR's closest advisor, and his integral role in World War II...

2/4/2013
Citizen Soldier
The War in the Atlantic and the U-505

The U-Boat threat was greatest between mid-1940 through 1943 as Allied merchant ships traveled between North America and the United Kingdom ...

January

1/24/2013
Citizen Soldier
Change and Challenges - Women in Today’s Military

A panel discussion on the changes and challenges facing female veterans...


1/18/2013
Lois Leveen
The Secrets of Mary Bowser

The amazing story of one former slave and her role in the American Civil War...
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