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June

6/4/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
LeMay: The Life & Wars of General Curtis LeMay
General Curtis LeMay was a monster, a belligerent and remorseless murderer. He was a patriot of the first order, a forward-thinking visionary who created the ...

May

5/28/2009

PW Singer
Wired for War:
The Robotics Revolution & Conflict in the 21st Century
Some of them have a hard time with the sand and heat in Iraq, but you won't hear them complain. They don't miss their families while they're in the field, and ...

5/21/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Donald E. Ballard
When the first grenade landed near them, "Doc" Ballard was able to grab it and throw it away. But when the second came, he knew he didn't have enough time ...

5/12/2009

Mort Kunstler
A Discussion with the Artist
As we continue our series of gallery exhibitions by great military artists at the Pritzker Military Library, we've reached one of the true giants of the field ...

5/7/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
Mexico: The Way Forward
With over 7,000 people killed since the beginning of last year, drug-related violence is spiraling out of control in Mexico, and martial law has been declared in Ciudad .

April

4/30/2009

Anthony Weller
Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents
It's a bit too late to make the late edition, but we have some breaking news, never before published, from an award-winning foreign correspondent - hot off the...

4/25/2009

Russell Bonds
Stealing the General:
The Great Locomotive Chase & The First Medal of Honor
We're inviting audiences to hold tight for a high-speed chase involving the first recipient of America's highest award for military valor - and one of the funniest ...

4/21/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Richard A. Pittman
Eyesight was never one of Richard Pittman's strong points. But when he heard his fellow Marines under attack, the sound told him exactly where to go ...

4/16/2009

Allan Millett
2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award Recipient
For renowned military historian Allan R. Millett, the approaching 60th anniversary of the Korean War provides an opportunity to reflect on the inter-war...

4/9/2009

William Hitchcock
The Bitter Road to Freedom:
A New History of the Liberation of Europe
A small village, somewhere in Europe - a parade of American troops are driving through town, and crowds have gathered on both sides of the street to cheer. ...

4/2/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
The Global Economic Crisis:
What Does It Mean for U.S. National Security?
As recent history has shown, economic turmoil can have unexpected consequences. While democracy in the United States narrowly emerged unscathed from the ...

March

3/27/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Commit to Courage
The Medal of Honor is America's highest military award for valor in combat against an enemy force. It is reserved for those moments after the outcome ...

3/23/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
James A. Taylor
First Lt. James A. Taylor was serving in South Vietnam as Executive Officer of B Troop, First Cavalry, Americal Division on November 8, 1967 when he was ...

3/23/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Robert R. Ingram
March 28, 1966. It was called "Operation Indiana", a blocking mission in the Quang Ngai Province of Vietnam. When C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines ...

3/19/2009

David Bellavia
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
His grandmother told a young David Bellavia to always fight fair, and never hit an opponent when he wasn't looking. In the Second Battle of Fallujah, however...

3/17/2009

Andrew Meier
The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service
Nearly everyone knows what life on Her Majesty's Secret Service is like: martinis, danger, and the best gadgets England has to offer, with a Bond girl waiting at the...

3/14/2009

James L. Nelson
George Washington's Secret Navy:
How the American Revolution went to sea
Tricky situation here. It's 1775, and you need to prepare for battle against the world's most powerful fighting force. You know quite a bit about combat on...

3/14/2009

Robert Patton
Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom & Fortune in the American Revolution
The British Royal Navy ruled the sea with a fleet of warships that could outrun and outgun any other nation with ease. At the outset of the American ...

3/5/2009

Front & Center with John Callaway
Pakistan: Challenges, Threats, and Opportunities
In recent years, Pakistan has assumed a major role in the international scene. But as a relatively new country - albeit one with ancient traditions - how is ...

February

2/26/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Paul W. Bucha
He went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky with orders to select and train a company of soldiers for service in Vietnam. Like most young company commanders ...

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