Pritzker Military Museum & Library Podcasts

Benn Steil: The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War

Author Benn Steil visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which provides a detailed recounting of The Marshall Plan which focuses on the critical years of 1947 to 1949.

Gordon H. Mueller: Everything We Have: D-Day 6.6.'44

Founding President and CEO of The National WWII Museum discusses his new book titled "Everything We Have" written in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Tom Conner: War and Remembrance: The Story of ABMC

Author Thomas Conner visits the Museum & Library to discuss the history and practice of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Pamela Toler: Women Warriors: An Unexpected History

Author Pamela Toler visits the Museum & Library to discuss her book which details the stories of women who fought because they wanted to, because they had to, or because they could.

Trent Hone: Learning War: The Evolution of Fighting Doctrine in the US Navy, 1898-1945

Trent Hone visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book which explains the US Navy's development of doctrine from 1898 to 1945 and reveals how the Navy embraced innovation.

General Joseph L. Lengyel: Chief of the National Guard Bureau

General Joseph Lengyel visits the Museum & Library to talk about his service and the role of the National Guard. General Joseph L. Lengyel serves as the 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Peter Shinkle: Ike's Mystery Man

Author Peter Shinkle visits the Museum & Library to reveal Bobby Cutler’s full story for the first time, showing how valued he was by Eisenhower, as a trusted friend and advisor on security and Cold War policy.

Nimrod Frazer: The Best World War I Story I Know, On the Point in the Argonne

Author Nimrod Frazer returns to the Museum & Library to discuss his latest book about the story of three U.S. Army Divisions tasked with capturing the Côte de Châtillon during the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Steven Sodergren: The Army of the Potomac in the Overland and Petersburg Campaigns

Steven Sodergren discusses his new book about the transition to trench warfare during the Civil War and its impact on Union soldiers.

Gerhard Weinberg and John Prados: Codebreaking and Espionage In WWII

Weinberg and Prados discuss the important role of codebreaking and espionage in the Second World War in this session from the 2018 ON WAR Military History Symposium. Cryptography was used extensively during World War II, with a plethora of code and…

Al Lynch and Richard Ernsberger: Zero to Hero

Medal of Honor recipient Al Lynch will sit down with co-author Richard Ernsberger to discuss their forthcoming book about Lynch's life from a bullied kid to warrior in this session from the 2018 ON WAR Military History Symposium. Zero to Hero…

Allan Millett and Gary Johnson: The War of 1812 in the Northwest: A Forgotten War with Real Winners and Losers

Allan Millett and Gary Johnson discuss the defeat of Native American tribal confederation in War of 1812 in this session from the 2018 ON WAR Military History Symposium. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain…

Stephen Moore: Uncommon Valor

Author Stephen Moore discusses his book about the highly covert Vietnam War-era Study and Observation Group.

Edwin Fizer, Montford Point Marine

Fizer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1925 where he experienced racial prejudice. When he heard about the Marine Corps accepting blacks’ enlistment during World War II, he took that opportunity, at the age of seventeen. The commanders at Montford…

Hybrid Warfare: Operational and Legal Challenges of Israel's Next Northern War

Lieutenant General Richard Natonski, USMC (Retired) and Colonel Marc Warren, USA (Retired) visit the Museum & Library to provide a detailed analysis of the increasingly prevalent phenomenon of hybrid warfare, where law-abiding militaries confront non-state…

James Holland: Big Week

Author James Holland discusses his book about the biggest air battle of WWII with the Museum & Library.

Andrew Roberts: Churchill: Walking with Destiny

Author Andrew Roberts visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book on the iconic war leader. Sponsored by The International Churchill Society.

Nathan Finney and Tyrell Mayfield: Redefining the Modern Military

Nathan Finney and Tyrell Mayfield discuss their book on the intersection of professionalism and ethics in the military. Sponsored by the United States Naval Institute.

Joel Bius: Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em

Author Joel Bius visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book about the relationship between the military and the cigarette. Sponsored by United States Naval Institute.

Max Hastings: VIETNAM: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

Sir Max Hastings returns to the Museum & Library to discuss his latest book on the Vietnam War

Ed Lengel: Never in Finer Company

Author Ed Lengel discusses his book about the Lost Battalion in WWI.

In Flanders Fields: Songs from the Great War to Commemorate the Centennial of the Armistice

In partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, this program is a part of a larger series of events that explore themes of peace and reflection with timeless works from the classical repertoire.

Bob Drury: Valley Forge

Author Bob Drury visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book about Valley Forge.

Neal Bascomb: The Escape Artists

Best Selling author Neal Bascomb discusses his book about the prison break of the German POW camp Holzminden in WWI. Sponsored by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

J.D. Dickey: Rising in Flames

J.D. Dickey discusses his Civil War book about General Sherman's March through Georgia.

Admiral William Moran: Vice Chief of Naval Operations

Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William Moran will be interviewed by John Schwan.

Norty Schwartz: Journey: Memoirs of an Air Force Chief of Staff

Norty Schwartz visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book "Journey: Memoirs of an Air Force Chief of Staff"

DM Giangreco - Hell to Pay

D. M. Giangreco visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book on Operation Downfall. Sponsored by United States Naval Institute.

Kenneth Davis - More Deadly Than War

Kenneth Davis returns to the Museum & Library to talk about his latest book about the Spanish flu pandemic in WWI that resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people around the world. Sponsored by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

Patrick K O'Donnell- The Unknowns

Author Patrick K. O'Donnell returns to the PMML to talk about his book "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unkown Soldier and WWI'S Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home."

RADM Matthew Zirkle

RADM Matthew Zirkle visits the Museum & Library for an interview.

Medal of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Interview

Former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts, the ninth living recipient of the United States' highest award for valor from the Afghan War, shares his unique and inspiring story of service and sacrifice.

Elizabeth Cobbs - The Hello Girls

Author Elizabeth Cobbs visits the Museum & Library to tell the story about how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I. Sponsored by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

Thomas Phillips - In the Shadows of Victory II

Author Thomas Phillips visits the Museum & Library to discuss his second volume on some of America's forgotten Military Leaders. Sponsored by the United States World War One Centennial Commission.

Dr Edward Marolda - Combat at Close Quarters

Author Dr. Edward Marolda visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book "Combat at Close Quarters: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War."

Ann Todd - OSS Operation Black Mail

Author Ann Todd visits the Museum & Library to discuss her book about a WWII spy who practiced psych-ops. Sponsored by the United States Naval Institute.

Richard “Dick” Duchossois, Major, United States Army

Lieutenant Duchossois is a native of Chicagoland, Illinois, born on October 7th, 1921. He attended Morgan Park Military Academy in Chicago for his high school education. He began his undergraduate degree in Virginia, when he was called to duty in World…

Lindsay, James J, General

General James Lindsay enlisted in the army in 1952. He joined the 82nd airborne division, the following year and went on to serve nine assignments in the 82nd and commanded the division from 1982-83. He served two tours in vietnam, and was the first…

Kenneth “Rock” Merritt, Command Sergeant Major

Kenneth “Rock” Merritt was the second parachutist to jump from his plane, at the Normandy invasion, in 1944, as part of the 1st Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), in the 82nd Airborne Division.  Though his chain of command was killed,…

Medal of Honor Recipient Gary Beikirch Interview

Vietnam veteran, former Army Special Forces medic, and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch shares his experiences in the military and offers lessons learned from a life of public service

Thomas Lippman - Hero of the Crossing

Author Thomas Lippman visits the Museum & Library to discuss his book "Hero of the Crossing: How Anwar Sadat and the 1973 War Changed the World."

James McGrath Morris - The Ambulance Drivers

Author James McGrath visits the Pritzker Military Museum & Library to discuss his book "The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway, Dos Passos, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War."

Jason Redman: The Trident

Century of Service: Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Twitty

Lieutenant General Stephen M. Twitty (USA) visits the Museum & Library to discuss his career and the 100-year history of the First Army, America's first, oldest, and longest-serving numbered field army.

Andrew Bacevich - America's War

Retired Army Colonel Andrew Bacevich visits the Museum & Library to provide a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East. Sponsored by Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired).

Terry Finnegan - A Delicate Affair

Terrence Finnegan returns to the Museum & Library to discuss his book about the 1918 battle at Seicheprey France that introduced American troops to 20th-century warfare. Sponsored by the United Staes World War One Centennial Commission.

James Bilder: Artillery Scout

James Bilder: Artillery Scout

Pulling from stories shared by his grandfather—an Artillery Scout in France during World War I—as well as military records and diaries from 33rd Infantry officers, author James Bilder paints a captivating picture of the life of a soldier on the front...

Max Boot: The Road Not Taken

Author Max Boot returns to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library to talk about his book "The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam"

James Carl Nelson: I Will Hold