Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

First United States Army Leaders

This program is a special episode with the senior leaders of the First Army.  First Army carries the critical and complicated mission of partnering with, training and mobilizing the entirety of the nation’s Reserve Component: the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Meet Your Army: SMA Michael A. Grinston

As the sergeant major of the Army, Grinston is the Army chief of staff's personal adviser on matters affecting the enlisted force. He devotes the majority of his time traveling throughout the Army to observe training and interact with Soldiers and their Families. He sits on a variety of councils and boards that make decisions affecting enlisted Soldiers and their Families and routinely invited to testify before Congress. Grinston is the public face of the U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officer C...

Elizabeth Becker: You Don't Belong Here

Award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Becker talks about her newly Published book ‘You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War’.

Operation Desert Storm – 30th Anniversary of the Gulf War

In this Program, we welcome guests from the Army Heritage Center Foundation and the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) to discuss lessons learned from the Gulf War.

Meet Your Army: Diversity and Inclusion in the U.S. Army with Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy

In this special episode of Pritzker Military Presents, Dr. Rob Havers sits down with Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy to discuss diversity and inclusion in the United States Army, its history and future.

PFC Timuel K. Black

At 101 years of age at the time of the interview, activist, historian, WWII veteran, Timuel Black, is an ongoing example of service to the American people. He continues to share his stories generously without either nostalgia or bitterness, in order to impart a message of hope to the young. For Mr. Black, the past should be recognized as well as the hard-won civil rights that were gained, while understanding the racial problems of the present day. As Black quotes in the Declaration of Indepen...

War & Society: Peter Paret & Gerhard Weinberg

Renowned military historians and past Pritzker Literature Award recipients, Peter Paret and Gerhard Weinberg, discuss the interdependent relationship between war and society.

Keynote Discussion with 2018 Pritzker Literature Award Recipient Dennis Showalter

Nick Mueller interviews Dennis Showalter on receiving the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing in this session from the 2018 ON WAR Military History Symposium. The Pritzker Military Museum…

USS Olympia

From the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War to its final mission to carry the body of the Unknown Soldier from France to the United States in 1921, USS Olympia represents the United States's emergence as a world naval power.

Enemy in the Vietnam War: Tim O'Brien & Karl Marlantes

In this episode of Citizen Soldier, renown authors and Vietnam veterans, Tim O’Brien and Karl Marlantes, discuss the difficult moral questions that go hand-in-hand with military conflicts as well as the concept of dehumanizing the “enemy”. These…

Citizen Soldier in the American Revolution

Expert panelists on the American Revolution explore the role of George Washington in the American Revolution. Throughout the episode, the  panel discusses and describes how General George Washington first established the citizen soldier tradition in…

Dean Reuter, The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America's Deal with the Devil

Author Dean Reuter visits the Museum & Library to discuss harrowing realities of SS commander General Hans Kammler.

Meet Your Navy: Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski

Rear Admiral Nowakowski will be visiting the Museum & Library to discuss his service, his role as Deputy Commander to Navy Recruiting as well as Naval Education and Training Command, and the history of United States Navy.

PMP: On The Homefront - Jessica Hulten

Liberation: Holocaust and WWII with Jessica Hulten

PMP: On The Homefront - Clay Risen

Clay Risen: The Crowded Hour When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country—hardly an army at all. In desperation, the Rough Riders were born. A unique group of volunteers, ranging…

Dr. Krewasky Salter: The African American Experience in WWII

Dr. Krewasky A. Salter visits the Museum & Library to discuss the African American Experience in World War II.

David Roll, George Marshall: Defender of the Republic

Author David Roll visits the Museum & Library to discuss the extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall, America’s most distinguished soldier–statesman since George Washington, whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course…

PMP: On The Homefront - Battle of Belleau Woods

Battle of Belleau Wood

Donald Miller - Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy

Author Donald Miller visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which provides a richly revealing portrait of Ulysses S. Grant within the enthralling story of the Civil War. The surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4, 1863 was the…

PMP: On The Homefront - R. Scott Stephenson

Hygiene in the Revolutionary War

Greg Fontenot, Loss and Redemption at St. Vith: The 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge (American Military Experience)

Author Greg Fontenot visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which provides a compelling account of the 7th Armored Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Loss and Redemption at St. Vith closes a gap in the record of the Battle of the Bulge…

David Stahel: Retreat from Moscow

Author David Stahel visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book about the German Winter Campaign between 1941 and 1942. LIMITED TICKETS - Call 312.374.9333 for availability. Germany's winter campaign of 1941–1942 has commonly been…

PMP: On The Homefront - The Spanish Influenza of 1918

The Spanish Influenza of 1918 Dr. Havers, President & CEO of the Museum & Library, is joined by Dr. Michael Neiberg for a discussion on the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919. MICHAEL S. NEIBERG is the inaugural Chair of War Studies in the…

PMP: On the Homefront The Spanish Influenza of 1918

The Spanish Influenza of 1918

The American Revolution, with David Hackett Fischer & Rick Atkinson

Pulitzer Prize and Pritzker Literature Award winning authors David Hackett Fischer and Rick Atkinson discuss their work as military historians, with a focus on the American War for Independence. Supported by sponsors of the 2015 Liberty Gala.

Legacy of Rickover Panel

A panel of distinguished U.S. Navy veterans will discuss the legacy of Admiral Rickover, considered by many as the father of the U.S. nuclear Navy. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Navy Memorial Foundation A poor Jewish kid from Chicago’s…

Keynote Discussion with 2019 Pritzker Literature Award Recipient Dr. John Morrow, Jr.: Overlooked Aspects of the Battle of the Bulge

2019 Literature Award recipient, Dr. John Morrow, Jr. discusses some of the lesser-known aspects of the Battle of the Bulge in honor of its 75th anniversary.

Larrie Ferreiro, Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It

Author Larrie Ferreiro visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which recasts the American Revolution in a revealing new light. A Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History and Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution 2016 Book of the Year…

David Abrutat, Vanguard: The True Stories of the Reconnaissance and Intelligence Missions behind D-Day

Author David Abrutat visits the Musuem & Library to discuss his book which provides an excellent historical account for anyone wanting to understand the Allies military success on D-Day.  Operation OVERLORD, the opening up of an Allied second…

Capturing the Faces of War: DASPO Photographers in Vietnam

Presented in conjunction with the opening of the Museum & Library's new FACES OF WAR exhibit, veterans of the Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO) Pacific Detachment discuss the vital role played by these elite special operations…

The First World War with Hew Strachan & Anthony Beevor

In this episode of Citizen Soldier, the preeminent scholar of WWI, Sir Hew Strachan, sits down with WWII historian Sir Antony Beevor to discuss the world’s first truly global conflict.

Allan Millett, The Siege Of Bastogne: The Key To Allied Victory

Allan Millett sits down with Jay Williams to discuss the Siege of Bastogne and explore the impact the Seige had on the Allied victory in the Battle of the Bulge.

Dennis Showalter, Challenges High Command and at the Sharp End: A Look at the Human Aspects of the Battle of the Bulge

Showalter discusses the human characters, personalities, and capabilities of those on both sides of the Battle of the Bulge, from the leaders in high command to those on the ground.

Gerhard Weinberg, The Ardennes Decision: Why Hitler Went West Vs. East

Weinberg discusses the decision to launch a major offensive against the Allies of the American and British in the West versus the Soviet Union in the East.

Sir Hew Strachan, The First Last Stand: The Spring Offensives Of 1918

Strachan explores the last major German offensives in the First World War, focusing on the Spring Offensives of 1918.

Paul Scharre, Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

Pentagon defense expert, former U.S. Army Ranger and author Paul Scharre visits the Museum & Library to explore what it would mean to give machines authority over the ultimate decision of life or death. What happens when a Predator drone has as…

Sir Michael Howard: 2015 Founder's Literature Award Recipient

William Trimble: Admiral John S. McCain

Author William Trimble visits the Museum & Library to discuss the life and professional career of Adm. John S. McCain Sr. Spanning most of the first half of the twentieth century, McCain’s life and career highlight the integration of aviation…

Jim Dubik: Just War Reconsidered

Author Jim Dubik visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which is a powerful reflection on a troubling time in American history. In the seminal Just and Unjust Wars, Michael Walzer famously considered the ethics of modern warfare,…

Tom Hone, The Battle of Midway: The Naval Institute Guide to the U.S. Navy's Greatest Victory

Author Tom Hone visits the Museum & Library to discuss his masterful, all-embracing work detailing both the American and Japanese sides of the pivotal Battle of Midway in World War II. The best way for today's sailors to learn about a battle is…

Benjamin Runkle: Generals in the Making

Author Ben Runkle visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which provides a fascinating history of  the U.S. Army’s greatest World War II Commanders in the years between the Great War and World War 2. Shakespeare famously wrote that some…

Major General Brian E. Winski: Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell

Major General Brian Winski visits the Museum & Library to discuss the 101st Airborne Division and the role of the U.S. Army. Major General Winski is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He commissioned through ROTC and entered active duty as an…

Ben Nicks, Captain

Captain Ben Nicks enlisted in the US Army in 1941, with the understanding that he would serve for one year. Soon after, he was asked to join the Army Air Force. For training, he would travel from Arkansas to Missouri, and to Texas, where he would meet…

Howell Malham, PFC

PFC Howell Malham served in the US Marine Corps, 22nd Regiment during World War II. He was a combatant in the Battle of Okinawa, in April, 1945. Shortly after the island was "secured", he was hit with a bullet from a Japanese sniper during a "mopping…

Richard C. Rung, Motor Machinist's Mate 2nd Class

Born in Buffalo, New York, Rung was drafted to the United States Navy, in 1943 when he was eighteen years old. He had done his basic training at the Sampson Naval Training Base in Geneva, New York. But once his superiors discovered his auto-mechanics…

Paula Thornhill: Demystifying the Modern Military

Author Paula Thornhill visits the Museum & Library to discuss her book about institutions, challenges and evolution in the American military since 1789.

Dom Errichiello

Landing on Omaha beach, Normandy, on D-Day, June 7, 1944, firing in enemy pillboxes, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and in the major offensive of Berlin, the teenage Dom Errichiello, of the US Army 1st Infantry Division, 18th Regiment was no stranger…

Rick Atkinson: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

Author Rick Atkinson returns to the PMML to discuss his latest book titled The British Are Coming, which is the first volume of his new trilogy about the American Revolution.

Stephen Bourque: Beyond the Beach: The Allied War Against France

Author Stephen Bourque visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book titled Beyond the Beach, which provides an important analysis of the Allied air war against France in 1944.

Michael Neiberg: The Treaty of Versailles

Author Michael Neiberg visits the Museum & Library to detail the events that took place surrounding the Treaty of Versailles.