Pritzker Military Presents

Pritzker Military Presents
Genre	Military History, Military Affairs and Public Policy
Country of origin	United States of America
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jennifer N. Pritzker Kenneth A. Clarke Edward C. Tracy (2006-11)
Producer(s)	Kenneth A. Clarke Megan Williams Bradley Guidera Nathan Barnes Aaron Pylinski Nancy Houghton (2012-2014) David Cannek (2006-2013) Ryan Yantis (2008) Andrew Edeker (2006-2013) Edward C. Tracy (2006-2011)
Location(s)	Pritzker Military Museum and Library
Distributor	Chicago, Ill. : Pritzker Military Museum & Library, 2014. ©2014
Release
Original network	WYCC Channel 20
External links
Pritzker Military Museum and Library

Pritzker Military Presents is an original programming series produced by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. It airs on PBS channel WYCC weekly and there are currently over 400 episodes. Weekly topics cover various parts of military history.^[1]

Production

Pritzker Military Presents is a series of recordings of events in which guests come to the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in downtown Chicago and discuss topics related to military history. The episodes take a variety of formats such as:

• panel discussions with authors, historians, scholars, and military officers
• authors speaking about their books
• film screenings.

Series overview

Year		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	2003	6	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2004	22	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2005	38	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2006	39	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2007	48	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2008	48	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2009	46	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2010	28	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2011	27	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2012	19	2013 (2013)	2013 (2013)
	2013	27	2014 (2014)	2015 (2015)
	2014	27	Mar 2014 (Mar 2014)	Feb 2015 (Feb 2015)
	2015	9	2015 (2015)	2015 (2015)

Episodes

NOTE: Episodes are organized by the year in which the event occurred, not necessarily its original air date. Individual season's tables may be expanded by clicking [show].

This format is chosen because from 2003 to 2006, events were recorded at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, but episodes did not begin airing on WYCC until 2006.

Episode list (2003)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2003	1	"Facing the Future: Writing on War in the 21st Century"	John Callaway (mod), Douglas Macgregor, Sean Naylor, Lewis Sorley			Nov 17, 2003
John Callaway talks to Douglas Macgregor, Sean Naylor and Lewis Sorley about writing on war in the 21st Century.[2]
2003	2	"Colby Award Winners at the Pritzker Military Library"	Sean Naylor (mod), Frederick J. Chiaventone, B.G. Burkett & Glenna Whitley, Patrick K. O'Donnell, Ralph Wetterhahn, Bryan Mark Rigg			Nov 5, 2003
Moderated by Author Sean Naylor, six Colby Award Winners talk about their award winning books.[2]
2003	3	"Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History"	Glenna Whitley			Oct 23, 2003
Glenna Whitley discusses her book (written with B.G. Burkett), Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History.[2]
2003	4	"Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower"	Lewis Sorley (mod), Carlo D'Este, Geoffrey Perret			Oct 24, 2003
Moderated by Lewis Sorley, Carlo D'Este and Geoffrey Perret discuss American's 34th President.[2]
2003	5	"Combat Jump: The Young Men Who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July 1943"	Ed Ruggero			Oct 24, 2003
Author and Speaker Ed Ruggero has helped clients as diverse as the FBI, CitiFinancial, the New York City Police Department, Time, the CIA, Forbes, General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, and Hugo Boss USA develop the kind of leaders that people want to follow.[2]
2003	6	"We Were Soldiers Once... And Young"	Joseph L. Galloway			Oct 24, 2003
Joseph L. Galloway, sixty-six, is a native of Refugio, Texas. The author of a weekly syndicated column on military and national security affairs, he recently retired as senior military correspondent of Knight-Ridder Newspapers.[2]

Episode list (2004)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2004	1	"Front & Center with John Callaway: First Line of Defense?"	John Callaway (mod), David Harris, Richard Todas, John Allen Williams			Jan 29,2004
John Callaway and his guests explore the First Line of Defense and the Expanding Role of the Citizen Soldier.[1]
2004	2	"Brenda Sexton & Michael Wilmington: World on War: A Film Discussion"				Feb 29,2004
What do Saving Private Ryan, The Pianist and Kanal have in common? The Pritzker Military Museum & Library welcomed film critic Michael Wilmington and Brenda Sexton, Managing Director of the Illinois Film Office, for a reception and discussion of war films. [3]
2004	3	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Future of U.S. Intelligences in the War on Terror"	John Callaway, John J. Mearsheimer, James Schwoch			Feb 25, 2004
Should we mount a national initiative to expand language and cultural studies to upgrade our understanding of the world? How can we improve military intelligence so that our peace keeping and nation building missions can be safer and more successful? Can the intelligence and operational policies used in World War II and the Cold War inform our approach to challenges we face today or are these same policies clouding our ability to wage an effective war on terror? Did the success of technology in the Gulf War give us false confidence in our ability to create a democratic Iraq? John Callaway and his guests explored these and related issues.[1]
2004	4	"Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS"	Patrick K. O'Donnell			Mar 8, 2004
Patrick K. O'Donnell, author of Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of WWII's OSS spoke at the library.[1]
2004	5	"In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat"	Rick Atkinson			Mar 17, 2004
Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, visited the library. He spoke about his new book In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat. This new work provides eye-witness accounts of the 101st Airborne Division during the War in Iraq.[1]
2004	6	"They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967"	David Maraniss			Mar 24, 2004
David Maraniss visited the library to talk about his new book They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967.[1]
2004	7	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Homeland Security: Is Chicago Prepared?"	Edward G. Buikema, Thomas Kneir, Cortez Trotter			Mar 24, 2004
What state and city agencies have developed strategies for dealing with the post 9/11 reality? How is our metropolitan area coordinating with the federal Department of Homeland Security and how are we dealing with the additional cost of such preparations. John Callaway and his panel explore these issues on this edition of Front & Center.[1]
2004	8	"World on War: A Film Discussion"	Michael Wilmington Dann Gire			Apr 8, 2004
Join us for a thought-provoking evening with Tribune Film Critic Michael Wilmington and Daily Herald Critic Dann Gire as they discuss films of the Civil War at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[1]
2004	9	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The U-505 Submarine Story"	Gordon F. Hohne, Zenon B. Lukosius, Wayne M. Pickels Phillip N. Trusheim, Keith Gill			Apr 28, 2004
Gordon F. Hohne, Zenon B. Lukosius, Wayne M. Pickels and Phillip N. Trusheim—veterans of USS Pillsbury and members the USS Guadalcanal's U-505 Boarding Party—and Keith Gill, U-505 Curator, Museum of Science and Industry, join John Callaway for this special episode of Front & Center with John Callaway.[1]
2004	10	"The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm: Chicago's Civil War Connections"	Arnie Bernstein			May 12, 2004
While America's Civil War was fought on Confederate battlefields, Chicago played a crucial role in the Union's struggle toward victory. Arnie Bernstein's new book The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm: Chicago's Civil War Connections (2003, Lake Claremont Press) takes you through a whirlwind tour of 19th century events that created the foundation for modern-day Chicago.[1]
2004	11	"Front & Center with John Callaway: USA Patriot Act: Security or Supression"	Patrick Fitzgerald, Colleen K. Connell, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Joseph A. Morris			May 24, 2004
Following the signing of the Patriot Act in October 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, a national debate has raged on whether the act provides necessary tools to fight terrorism or deprives Americans of basic civil rights. John Callaway and his guests explored the Patriot Act and its impact on American security and liberty.[1]
2004	12	"Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America's Greatest President as Commander in Chief"	Geoffrey Perret			Jun 2, 2004
Geoffrey Perret visited the library to talk about his latest book, Lincoln's War: The Untold Story of America 's Greatest President as Commander in Chief.[1]
2004	13	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Iraq in Transition: What Next?"	William Glauber, Ian Hurd, Charles Lipson			Jun 30, 2004
With the United States transferring power to an interim government, what would be the ongoing role of the United States in Iraq?[1]
2004	14	"Front & Center with John Callaway: What Really Happened at No Gun Ri?"	Charles Hanley, Robert L. Bateman			Jul 20, 2004
In July 1950, during the first month of the Korean War, near the village of No Gun Ri, U.S. soldiers reportedly opened fire on a group of civilians gathered under a railroad bridge allegedly killing anywhere between 50 and 350 civilians. More than 50 years later, debate continues over what really happened. John Callaway talked with Charles Hanley, co-author of The Bridge at No Gun Ri: A Hidden Nightmare from the Korean War, and Robert L. Bateman, author of No Gun Ri: A Military History of the Korean War Incident, as they explore the different historical interpretations surrounding this event.[1]
2004	15	"Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Ecverything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II"	Robert Kurson			Sep 9, 2004
Robert Kurson visited the library to talk about his new book Shadow Divers (Random House 2004).[1]
2004	16	"The Regulars: The American Army, 1898 - 1941"	Edward M. Coffman			Sep 23, 2004
Edward M. Coffman visited the library to talk about his new book The Regulars : The American Army, 1898-1941.[1]
2004	17	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Shape and Mission of the U.S. Military: What's Ahead for America?"	Theodore Karamanski, Rich Gordon, Pete McCloskey			Sep 29, 2004
From Iraq to Korea, the U.S. military makes daily headlines. The 2004 presidential candidates both spoke of a strong American military, but what did that actually mean? How would the shape of our Armed Forces be affected by the election? What contrasting visions were the presidential candidates presenting for the future of the United States men and women in uniform? John Callaway asked the presidential campaigns to weigh in on forward plans for the U.S. Military.[1]
2004	18	"Charlie Morrissey: His Life and Career"	Charlie Morrissey, Edward C. Tracy			Oct 5, 2004
On Tuesday, October 5th, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library welcomed noted historian Charles Morrissey. Ed Tracy talked with him about his life and his career.[1]
2004	19	"Franklin & Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship"	Jon Meacham			Oct 20, 2004
Jon Meacham visited the library to talk about his new book Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship (Random House 2003).[1]
2004	20	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Coming Home: The Veteran's Story"	Glenn Collins, Lance Cpl. Andrew Derrig, USMC, LTC Norman M. Grady, USACE, Staff Sgt. Chris Lawrence, USAR			Oct 28, 2004
Service in Iraq is offering American military personnel new challenges in the field and at home. What are our soldiers experiencing in Iraq and what are they facing when they return home? John Callaway asks Iraq veterans to tell their stories.[1]
2004	21	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Full Reckoning: Life After Combat"	Eric K. Schuller, Patricia Hicks, Rochelle Crump, 1LT Stephen Rice			Nov 16, 2004
At the time of this program, more than 8,000 U.S. military personnel had been injured in Iraq. While many received excellent medical care, others, particularly those in the Reserves and the National Guard, met unanticipated problems obtaining medical care, sorting through red tape, and getting the support they needed when they returned home. Despite wide publicity surrounding the issue, Congressional hearings, and improvement in some areas, the problems continue. John Callaway and his panel examined the challenges facing returning veterans.[1]
2004	22	"Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944 - 1945"	Sir Max Hastings, Steve Edwards			Nov 30, 2004
Steve Edwards, host of Chicago Public Radio's award-winning daily news magazine Eight Forty-Eight, interviews Sir Max Hastings about his book Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 (Knopf 2004).[1]
2004	23	"The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of World War II"	Ulrich A. Straus			Dec 2, 2004
Thursday, December 2nd, 2004 Ulrich Straus visited the library to talk about his new book The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of World War Two. He lived a total of twenty-one years in Japan, first as a child between 1933 and 1940. He served as a U.S. Army language officer in Japan during the Occupation and participated in the trial of Japan's major war criminals. He was Consul General on Okinawa from 1978 to 1982 and a member of the faculty at National War College 1984-86.[1]

Episode list (2005)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2005	1	"The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America 1500-2000"	Fred Anderson, Andrew Cayton			Jan 12, 2005
Americans often think of their nation's history as a movement toward ever-greater democracy, equality, and freedom. Wars in this story are understood both as necessary to defend those values and as exceptions to the rule of peaceful progress. In The Dominion of War, historians Fred Anderson and Andrew Cayton boldly reinterpret the development of the United States, arguing instead that war has played a leading role in shaping North America from the sixteenth century to the present.[4]
2005	2	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Soldier's Best Friends: Animals in the Military"	Dr. Lester E. Fisher, Ken Ramirez, Col. James J. Elliott, USAR, DVM			Jan 20, 2005
From Hannibal's elephants to Patton's passenger pigeons, animals have been an important component of military operations. Today, many animals both on land and at sea are integral to research and combat operations for our armed forces. John Callaway and his panel take an historic perspective on the integration of animals in warfare and an exploration of the issues surrounding the use of animals in the military today.[4]
2005	3	"Colby Symposium: Turning Point: 36 Days on Iwo Jima 1945"	Marvin Kalb(mod), Dr. Williamson Murray, James Bradley, Col. Gerald F. Russell, USMC, (RET.)			Jan 25, 2005
A panel of top military writers and historians discuss the battle that changed the course of World War II on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the American invasion of Iwo Jima.[4]
2005	4	"Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001"	Steve Coll			Jan 27, 2005
Steve Coll's Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 offers revealing details of the CIA's involvement in the evolution of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the years before the September 11 attacks. From the beginning, Coll shows how the CIA's on-again, off-again engagement with Afghanistan after the end of the Soviet war left officials at Langley with inadequate resources and intelligence to appreciate the emerging power of the Taliban. He also demonstrates how Afghanistan became a deadly playing field for international politics where Soviet, Pakistani, and U.S. agents armed and trained a succession of warring factions.[4]
2005	5	"Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972"	Lewis Sorley			Feb 2, 2005
During the four years General Creighton W. Abrams was commander in Vietnam, he and his staff made more than 455 tape recordings of briefings and meetings. In 1994, with government approval, Lewis Sorley began transcribing and analyzing the tapes. Sorley's laborious, time-consuming effort has produced a picture of the senior U.S. commander in Vietnam and his associates working to prosecute a complex and challenging military campaign in an equally complex and difficult political context.[4]
2005	6	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Special Edition with Alex Kershaw"	Alex Kershaw, John Callaway			Feb 9, 2005
John Callaway interviewed acclaimed author Alex Kershaw for this special episode of Front & Center with John Callaway.[4]
2005	7	"The Bonus Army: An American Epic"	Paul Dickson, Thomas B. Allen			Feb 11, 2005
In the summer of 1932, 45,000 veterans of World War I marched peacefully on Washington, D.C. -- their two month rally to demand immediate early payment of a cash bonus promised to them in 1924 for their military service.[4]
2005	8	"Hero Mama: A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost in Vietnam - and the Mother who Held Her Family Together"	Karen Spears Zacharias			Mar 1, 2005
In December 1965, David Spears said good-bye to his wife and three children and went to fight in Vietnam; he returned "in a cargo plane full of caskets" in July 1966. His family has never been the same. "He was the center of what made me feel safe," Zacharias, then in third grade, explains.[4]
2005	9	"Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe"	Bryan Mark Rigg			Mar 9, 2005
The last decade has seen many books recounting the actions of German Christians who helped Jews survive the Holocaust.[4]
2005	10	"The Iraq War: A Military History"	Dr. Williamson Murray			Mar 16, 2005
The practice of "embedding" journalists in combat units provided a good deal of spectacular, timely footage, but tended to restrict insight to the frontline perspective of riflemen and vehicle crews. Murray and Scales provide a lucid and leavened look at the larger-scale forces shaping the war. Murray (A War to Be Won), currently a fellow at the Institute of Defense Analysis, is an eminent military historian, and Scales (Yellow Smoke), a retired major general and former commandant of the Army War College, is a familiar commentator on security issues. In this operational history, they eschew discussion of such abstractions as whether the war was a "revolution in military affairs."[4]
2005	11	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Cost of War: The Family Perspective"	Kathleen and Craig Bennett, Karoline Koehler, Debbie Kious			Mar 23, 2005
While American troops are serving overseas, their families at home deal with both the anxiety of loved ones in combat as well as the day-to-day challenges of getting along without fathers or mothers, husbands or wives, and brothers or sisters. John Callaway talks with some of the families whose loved ones have been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.[4]
2005	12	"Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda"	Sean Naylor			Apr 12, 2005
After the Al Qaeda attacks of September 11, 2001, America quickly toppled the Taliban regime that had sheltered the terrorist organization in Afghanistan. But, believing the war to be all but over, the Pengtagon and U.S. Central Command refused to commit the forces required to achieve total victory in Afghanistan. Instead, they delegated responsibility for fighting the war's biggest battle-one that could have broken Al Qaeda and captured Osama bin Laden-to a hodge-podge of units thrown together at the last moment.[4]
2005	13	"D-Days in the Pacific"	Donald L. Miller			Apr 14, 2005
Although most people associate the term D-Day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-Days. The largest -- and last -- was the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion.[4]
2005	14	"The First World War"	Hew Strachan			Apr 21, 2005
One of the leading historians of WWI offers this superior one-volume version of his massive projected three-volume work, the first volume of which, To Arms, clocked in at 1250-plus pages last year.[4]
2005	15	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Recruiting Office: The New Front Line?"	Major Will Reinhart, Major Steven C. Wiegers, Commander Shawn M. Callahan, John Callaway			Apr 28, 2005
The Army and the Army Reserves missed their March 2005 recruiting goals, as they had in February of that year for the first time since May 2000. While the Navy and Marines successfully met their goals, the role of all recruiters became more challenging in the face of the American presence in Afghanistan and Iraq.[4]
2005	16	"Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare"	Robert M. Citino			May 5, 2005
When Germany launched its blitzkrieg invasion of France in 1940, it forever changed the way the world waged war. Although the Wehrmacht ultimately succumbed to superior Allied firepower in a two-front war, its stunning operational achievement left a lasting impression on military commanders throughout the world, even if their own operations were rarely executed as effectively.[4]
2005	17	"Winston Churchill's: The Dream"	Richard M. Langworth			May 11, 2005
Richard Langworth is the founder of the Churchill Centre, editor of the Finest Hour, and a leading authority on Churchill.[4]
2005	18	"A Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey"	Quang X. Pham			May 18, 2005
Quang X. Pham's A Sense of Duty, the first book written by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, is an affecting memoir about fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war America has fought. It is both a heartfelt salute to the spirit of America and a recounting of a son's reunion with his long absent father, himself a devoted officer who saw combat firsthand.[4]
2005	19	"Conduct Under Fire: Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese"	John A. Glusman			May 24, 2005
The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese.[4]
2005	20	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Sun-Times Wounded Warriors Series Prompts Action"	Cheryl L. Reed, Lori Rackl, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, Ronald R. Aument			May 26, 2005
The invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq focused attention on veterans and the help they get—or don't get—when they come home. In Illinois, the Chicago Sun-Times was at the forefront with in-depth coverage of the challenges facing veterans and their families. John Callaway and his panel explored the impact of the Sun-Times' "Wounded Warriors" series on the Department of Veterans Affairs and policy makers.[4]
2005	21	"Acts of Faith: A Novel"	Philip Caputo			Jun 10, 2005
Thirty years ago, Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist Philip Caputo crossed the deserts of Sudan and Eritrea on foot and camel back, a journey that inspired his first novel, Horn of Africa, and awakened a lifelong fascination with Africa. His travels have since taken him back to Sudan, as well as to Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, and from those experiences he has fashioned Acts of Faith, his most ambitious novel. A stunning and timely epic, it tells the stories of pilots, aid workers, missionaries, and renegades struggling to relieve the misery wrought by the civil war in Sudan.[4]
2005	22	"The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour"	James D. Hornfischer			Jun 21, 2005
One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers, creating a microcosm of the war's American Navy destroyers.[4]
2005	23	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Gays in the Military: A Policy Review"	Aaron Belkin, John Allen Williams, Jim Nalepa			Jun 30, 2005
As the Pentagon announced a three year decline in discharges of personnel found to be gay, the Government Accounting Office reported that the Pentagon had spent $100 million to replace those discharged since 1994 for being gay. On March 2, 2005 Rep. Martin Meehan of Massachusetts introduced legislation adopting a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.[4]
2005	24	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Women in the U.S. Military: A Changing Role?"	Colonel Jill Morgenthaler, U.S. Army, Captain Kathryn M. Hobbs, USN, Capt. Angela Bowman, U.S. Army National Guard			Jul 25, 2005
As the war in Iraq continued in 2005, death and casualty figures included increasing numbers of women. Although women were technically not assigned to combat, the lack of a front line in Iraq put female soldiers at a risk similar to their male counterparts. John Callaway and his guests explored how the role of women has evolved in today's military.[4]
2005	25	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The U.S. Military in Iraq: Who is Winning?"	David L. Grange, John J. Mearsheimer, Captain Dan Moore, USN			Sep 15, 2005
As the debate intensified over the success of the U.S. policy in Iraq, public support for maintaining a military presence in Iraq diminished in 2005. Could the U.S. effectively fight an insurgency where no front line exists? What has the United States learned from battling insurgencies in the past? And how would the strain of a national emergency at home affect our armed forces' ability to maintain operations abroad?[4]
2005	26	"New Glory: Expanding America's Global Supremacy"	Ralph Peters			Sep 21, 2005
Since World War II, Americans have been the world's true revolutionaries, expanding the frontiers of human liberty by fighting and winning the cold war. But now that we're fighting the much more complicated war on terror, many observers wonder if our glory days are behind us.[4]
2005	27	"Beyond Glory"	Stephen Lang, Larry Smith			Sep 22, 2005
Stephen Lang visited the library to talk about his new play Beyond Glory, a one-man show about the experiences of eight Medal of Honor recipients.[4]
2005	28	"The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century"	Bruce Berkowitz			Sep 29, 2005
As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century -- from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Philippines to Iraq -- they do so in ways never before seen. Until recently, information war was but one piece of a puzzle, more than a sideshow in war but far less than the sum total of the game.[4]
2005	29	"Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times"	George Crile			Oct 6, 2005
Charlie Wilson loved to have a good time, and found a seat in Congress to be a fine place for it - there was booze to drink, beautiful women to meet, and a secret mission to destroy international communism.[4]
2005	30	"Front & Center with John Callaway: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young"	Hal Moore, Joe Galloway			Oct 8, 2005
For this very special episode of Front & Center, John Callaway sat down with retired 3-star general Hal Moore and reporter Joe Galloway, author of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young.[4]
2005	31	"The War for Korea, 1945-1950: A House Burning"	Allan R. Millett			Oct 13, 2005
When the major powers sent troops to the Korean peninsula in June of 1950, it supposedly marked the start of one of the last century's bloodiest conflicts. Allan Millett, however, reveals that the Korean War actually began with partisan clashes two years earlier and had roots in the political history of Korea under Japanese rule, 1910-1945.[4]
2005	32	"Front & Center wtih John Callaway: One on One with Charles Moskos"	Charles Moskos			Oct 20, 2005
Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Northwestern University, Charles Moskos was a leading thinker on military issues. The author of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy, his books include The Military - More Than Just a Job?, A Call to Civic Service, The New Conscientious Objection, Black Leadership and Racial Integration the Army Way, and The Postmodern Military.[4]
2005	33	"Louis Johnson and the Arming of America: The Roosevelt and Truman Years"	David L. Roll, Keith D. McFarland			Nov 3, 2005
Louis Johnson was FDR's Assistant Secretary of War and the architect of the industrial mobilization plans that put the nation on a war footing prior to its entry into World War II.[4]
2005	34	"No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah"	Bing West			Nov 10, 2005
The most hard-fought campaign since the invasion of Iraq by coalition forces in April 2003, the battle for Fallujah seems here to embody most every facet of the American military experience in that country--inordinate courage by the fighting men and their immediate superiors, indecision and contradiction by U.S. leaders from the top down, a disconnect between military will to succeed in Iraq and a lack of dollars and troops to support it, and a treacherous relationship between Fallujans and those Americans who would do everything to "help" them.[4]
2005	35	"A Victor, Not A Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military Genius"	Edward H. Bonekemper			Nov 12, 2005
Civil War hero General Ulysses S. Grant has been unfairly maligned because of the bloody 1864 campaigns he conducted against Robert E. Lee to secure final victory for the Union. A Victor, Not A Butcher takes you into those decisive campaigns to prove that far from being a crude butcher (as he has been characterized not only by Southern partisans, but by historians) Grant’s casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. Grant was an inspired military leader with a genius for issuing lucid orders, maneuvering his troops adroitly, and making excellent use of his staff. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War—indeed, of all military history.[4]
2005	36	"Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln"	Doris Kearns Goodwin			Nov 12, 2005
In this highly original work, Ms. Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political genius as he rises from the obscurity of a one-term congressman/prairie lawyer to become president and prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation.[4]
2005	37	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Covering the U.S. Military: The Journalist's Challenge"	Stephen J. Hedges, Cheryl L. Reed, Rob Warden, Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Yantis			Nov 17, 2005
A journalist on the U.S. military beat has unique challenges: evaluating military briefings, developing one's own sources, and dealing with classified information. How can readers, viewers, and listeners get a good sense of what's going on in war zones when security concerns are so great that reporters often cannot get into the field to report in any meaningful way?[4]
2005	38	"Artist Reception and Lecture"	James Dietz			Dec 1, 2005
Born in San Francisco, Jim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1969. He had a successful illustration career in Los Angeles and New York, with a steady flow of work ranging from automobile ads, movie posters, and romantic and historical/action book covers.[4]

Episode list (2006)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2006	1	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Economics of National Security"	John Callaway(mod), Louis A. Holland, Paul Kasriel, Brian Wesbury		6 Apr. 2006
Join John Callaway and his panel of experts to explore the real cost of the war on terror and its implications for the future. [5]
2006	2	"Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer"	James L. Swanson		13 Apr. 2006
Author James L. Swanson discusses his book, "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer".[5]
2006	3	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy"	Paul Bucha, Edward C. Tracy		20 Apr. 2006
Host Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Paul Bucha.[5]
2006	4	"Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont"	Kevin J. Weddle		27 Apr. 2006
Author Kevin J. Weddle discusses his new book, "Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont".[5]
2006	5	"The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century"	Thomas X. Hammes		4 May 2006
Col. Thomas X. Hammes discusses his new book, "The Sling and The Stone: On War in the 21st Century".[5]
2006	6	"Front & Center with John Callaway: 36 Days on Iwo Jima"	John Callaway(mod), William Hudson, Gerald Russell		11 May 2006
Join John Callaway for an interview with two veterans of Iwo Jima - William Hudson and Col. Gerald Russell, USMC (Ret.). [5]
2006	7	"W.E.B. Griffin"			18 May 2006
Interview with author W.E.B. Griffin.[5]
2006	8	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Gen. Tony Zinni"	Tony Zinni, Benjamin Page, Charles Glaser		25 May 2006
Join John Callaway for a discussion featuring General Anthony Zinni, Benjamin Page and Charles Glaser on Zinni's new book, "The Battle For Peace".[5]
2006	9	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Gary L. Littrell"	Gary L. Littrell, Edward C. Tracy		1 Jun. 2006
Interview with Medal of Honor recipient Gary L. Littrell.[5]
2006	10	"Kristin Henderson"	Kristin Henderson		8 Jun. 2006
Journalist Kristin Henderson discusses her new book, "While They're At War: The True Stories of American Families on the Homefront".[5]
2006	11	"Ordinary Heroes"	Scott Turow		15 Jun. 2006
Author Scott Turow discusses his new book, "Ordinary Heroes: A Novel".[5]
2006	12	"Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War"	Neil Hanson		22 Jun. 2006
Author Neil Hanson discusses his new book, "Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War".[5]
2006	13	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Wesley L. Fox"	Wesley L. Fox, Edward C. Tracy		29 Jun. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Wesley L. Fox.[5]
2006	14	"Open Target"	Clark Kent Ervin		7 Jul. 2006
Author Clark Kent Ervin discusses his new book, "Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack" and his first-hand experiences as former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General.[5]
2006	15	"Guests of the Ayatollah"	Mark Bowden		13 Jul. 2006
Author Mark Bowden discusses his new book, "Guests of the Ayatollah".[5]
2006	16	"Operation Jedburgh"	Colin Beavan		20 Jul. 2006
Author Colin Beavan discusses his new book, "Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War".[5]
2006	17	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: George 'Bud' Day"	George Day, Edward C. Tracy		27 Jul. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient George "Bud" Day, the nation's most highly decorated soldier since General Douglas MacArthur. In a military career spanning 34 years and 3 wars, Day received nearly 70 decorations and awards, of which more than 50 are for combat.[5]
2006	18	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Crisis and Conflict in the Middle East"	John Callaway		3 Aug. 2006
John Callaway and his guests examine the changing tide in the US engagement in Iraq on Front & Center.[5]
2006	19	"Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln"	Doris Kearns Goodwin		10 Aug. 2006
Author Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her award-winning new book, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln".[5]
2006	20	"Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War"	Edwin Bearss		17 Aug. 2006
Battlefield historian Edwin Bearss discusses his new book, "Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War".[5]
2006	21	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Sammy Davis"	Sammy Davis, Edward C. Tracy		24 Aug. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis.[5]
2006	22	"One Bullet Away"	Nathaniel Fick		31 Aug. 2006
Author Nathaniel Fick discusses his new book, "One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer".[5]
2006	23	"Charlie Wilson's War"	George Crile		7 Sep. 2006
Author George Crile discusses his new book, "Charlie Wilson's War", and the forthcoming movie starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.[5]
2006	24	"Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle"	Jonna Doolittle Hoppes		14 Sep. 2006
Jonna Doolittle Hoppes discusses her new book, "Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle - Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero".[5]
2006	25	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Robert L. Howard"	Robert L. Howard, Ed Tracy		21 Sep. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Robert L. Howard.[5]
2006	26	"Front & Center with John Callaway: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young"	John Callaway (mod), Joseph L. Galloway, Hal Moore		28 Sep. 2006
Join Joseph L. Galloway and Hal Moore, with host John Callaway, who will explore how one identifies the right story, verifies the details, and writes a compelling article...on deadline...on Front and Center with John Callaway.[5]
2006	27	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Politics of War"	John Callaway (mod), Bruce DuMont, John Allen ("Jay") Williams, Timothy J. McNulty		8 Oct. 2006
Join John Callaway and his expert panelists Bruce DuMont, John Allen ("Jay") Williams and Timothy J. (Tim) McNulty as they explore the politics of war and their impact on US policy on Front and Center.[5]
2006	28	"Playing with the Enemy"	Gary W. Moore		15 Oct. 2006
Author Gary W. Moore discusses his new book, "Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams".[5]
2006	29	"AWOL"	Frank Schaeffer, Kathy Roth-Douquet		22 Oct. 2006
Journalists Frank Schaeffer and Kathy Roth-Douquet discuss their new book, "AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service - and How It Hurts Our Country".[5]
2006	30	"Operation Homecoming"	Andrew Carroll		29 Oct. 2006
Author Andrew Carroll discusses his new book, "Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, In the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families".[5]
2006	31	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Capt. Jim Lovell"	Jim Lovell, John Callaway[5]		5 Nov. 2006
2006	32	"Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq"	Thomas Ricks		12 Nov. 2006
Author Thomas Ricks discusses his new book, "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq".[5]
2006	33	"Chicago History Museum: 150th Anniversary"	Gary Johnson, Phyllis Rabineau		19 Nov. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews the Chicago History Museum's President, Gary Johnson and Vice President for Interpretation and Education Phyllis Rabineau, on the 150th anniversary of the Chicago Historical Society and its reopening as the Chicago History Museum.[5]
2006	34	"Winston Groom"	Winston Groom, Edward C. Tracy		26 Nov. 2006
Novelist and historian Winston Groom (author of "Forrest Gump" and "Conversations with the Enemy") joins Ed Tracy for an interview on his career and recent books.[5]
2006	35	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Battlefield Ministry"	John Callaway		3 Dec. 2006
Join John Callaway and his guests as they explore how today's military chaplains prepare for and live their ministry of service to soldiers on the battlefield and their families back on base.[5]
2006	36	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Michael Thornton & Thomas Norris"	Michael Thornton, Thomas Norris, Edward C. Tracy		10 Dec. 2006
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War Navy SEALs and Medal of Honor recipients Michael Thornton and Thomas Norris.[5]
2006	37	"Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails"	Tom Wheeler		17 Dec. 2006
Author Tom Wheeler discusses his new book, "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War".[5]
2006	38	"The Few"	Alex Kershaw		24 Dec. 2006
Author Alex Kershaw discusses his new book, "The Few: The American 'Knights of the Air' Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain".[5]
2006	39	"Knocking Down Barriers"	Steve Huntley		31 Dec. 2006
Author Steve Huntley discusses his new book, written with Truman K. Gibson Jr., "Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight for Black America".[5]

Episode list (2007)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2007	1	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Suicide Bombing"	Robert A. Pape, Thomas R. Mockaitis, David M. Terman		7 Jan. 2007
Join John Callaway and his panelists Robert A. Pape, Thomas R. Mockaitis, and Dr. David M. Terman as they explore and debate the history, psychology, impact and military implications of the suicide bomber.[6]
2007	2	"We Were One"	Patrick K. O'Donnell		14 Jan. 2007
Author Patrick K. O'Donnell discusses his new book, "We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah".[6]
2007	3	"War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today"	Max Boot		21 Jan. 2007
Author Max Boot discusses his new book, "War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today".[6]
2007	4	"The Rising Tide"	Jeff Shaara		28 Jan. 2007
Author Jeff Shaara discusses his new book, "The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II".[6]
2007	5	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Harvey C. 'Barney' Barnum"	Harvey C. Barnum, Edward C. Tracy		4 Feb. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum, Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Officer for more than 27 years.[6]
2007	6	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Turning Point"	Cherif Bassiouni, Joseph A. Morris, and William Howell		11 Feb. 2007
Join John Callaway and his panel of experts - Cherif Bassiouni, Joseph A. Morris, and William Howell - as they explore the military and political implications of America's policy in Iraq and the Middle East.[6]
2007	7	"Eisenhower"	John Wukovits		18 Feb. 2007
Historian John Wukovits discusses his new book, "Eisenhower: A Biography".[6]
2007	8	"Gettysburg Gospel"	Gabor Boritt		25 Feb. 2007
Professor Gabor Boritt discusses his new book, "Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows".[6]
2007	9	"Carlo D'Este"	Carlo D'Este, Edward C. Tracy		4 Mar. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Carlo D'Este, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and highly regarded military historian of such books as "Patton: A Genius for War" and "Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life 1890-1945".[6]
2007	10	"Front & Center with John Callaway: First Into Nagasaki"	Anthony Weller		11 Mar. 2007
Anthony Weller, author and son of respected reporter George Weller, joins John Callaway to discuss his father's career as a reporter and combat correspondent, and how his unique experiences and reports from post-war Japan were censored by military authorities.[6]
2007	11	"Halsey's Typhoon"	Bob Drury		18 Mar. 2007
Author Bob Drury discusses his new book about WWII in the Pacific, "The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue".[6]
2007	12	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Thomas J. Hudner"	Thomas J. Hudner, Edward C. Tracy		25 Mar. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews retired Navy aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.[6]
2007	13	"The First Men In"	Ed Ruggero		1 Apr. 2007
Author Ed Ruggero discusses his new book, "The First men In: U.S. Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day".[6]
2007	14	"George Washington & Benedict Arnold"	Dave Palmer		8 Apr. 2007
Author Dave Palmer discusses his new book, "George Washington & Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots".[6]
2007	15	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Military Blogs"	Matthew Currier Burden, Paul Rand, Paul Swiergosz		15 Apr. 2007
What impact is blogging having on the flow of information in the military? Join John Callaway and his guests, Matthew Currier Burden, Paul Rand, and Paul Swiergosz as they explore this fast-growing phenomenon.[6]
2007	16	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Leo K. Thorsness"	Leo K. Thorsness, Edward C. Tracy		22 Apr. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Leo K. Thorsness, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient.[6]
2007	17	"Masters of the Air"	Donald L. Miller		29 Apr. 2007
Historian Donald L. Miller discusses his new book, "Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany".[6]
2007	18	"Fort Dearborn"	Jerry Crimmins		6 May 2007
Author Jerry Crimmins discusses his new book about early Chicago history, "Fort Dearborn".[6]
2007	19	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The War of Law"	Gary Isaac, Dr. Alberto R. Coll, Steven Presser		13 May 2007
Join John Callaway and panelist and legal experts Gary Isaac, Dr. Alberto R. Coll and Steven Presser to explore the intricacies of war and the law.[6]
2007	20	"Last in Their Class"	James S. Robbins		20 May 2007
Author James S. Robbins discusses his new book, "Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point".[6]
2007	21	"Six Frigates"	Ian W. Toll		27 May 2007
Author Ian W. Toll discusses his new book, "Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy".[6]
2007	22	"Baghdad Journal"	Steve Mumford		3 Jun. 2007
Artist Steve Mumford describes his watercolors and sketches of everyday life among U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens, "Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq".[6]
2007	23	"Fair Play"	James M. Olson		10 Jun. 2007
Author James M. Olson discusses his new book, "Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying".[6]
2007	24	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Military Contracting"	Shephard W. Hill, Jim Hiles, and Prof. Arthur Cyr		17 Jun. 2007
Join John Callaway and his panel of experts, including Shephard W. Hill of Boeing, Jim Hiles of MorganFranklin, and Prof. Arthur Cyr, as they explore and discuss the real costs - and benefits - of military contracting.[6]
2007	25	"Patrolling Baghdad"	Mark DePue		24 Jun. 2007
Author Mark DePue discusses his new book, "Patrolling Baghdad: A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq".[6]
2007	26	"Old Glory Stories"	Cole C. Kingseed		1 Jun. 2007
Army veteran Cole C. Kingseed discusses his new book, "Old Glory Stories: American Combat Leadership in World War II".[6]
2007	27	"An American Family in World War II"	Harry Butowsky, Sandra O'Connell		8 Jul. 2007
Editors Harry Butowsky and Sandra O'Connell discuss their new book, "An American Family in World War II", which collects more than 300 letters sent by the Minker family of Delaware during World War II.[6]
2007	28	"The Fabric of America"	Andro Linklater		15 Jul. 2007
Author Andro Linklater discusses his new book, "The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity".[6]
2007	29	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Returning Veterans"	Tammy Duckworth, Elliot Roth, Ed Edmundson		22 Jul. 2007
Join John Callaway and his panel featuring special guest Deputy Director Tammy Duckworth of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs as they explore the health and welfare challenges facing returning veterans on "Front and Center". Other panelists include Dr. Elliot Roth, Chief Academic Officer of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) and Ed Edmundson, father of Sgt. Eric Edmundson, wounded in Iraq and a patient at the RIC.[6]
2007	30	"Boys of '67"	Charles Jones		29 Jul. 2007
Author and reporter Charles Jones discusses his new book, "Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good Men".[6]
2007	31	"Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife"	John Nagl		5 Aug. 2007
Scholar, author and combat veteran John Nagl discusses his new book, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam".[6]
2007	32	"Black Hawk"	Kerry Trask		12 Aug. 2007
Author Kerry Trask discusses his new book on the Sauk Indians, "Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America".[6]
2007	33	"The National Guard & the War on Terror"	Michael Doubler		19 Aug. 2007
Commentator Michael Doubler discusses his new monograph, "The National Guard & The War on Terror: The Attacks of 9/11 and Homeland Security".[6]
2007	34	"Shattered Sword"	Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully		26 Aug. 2007
Authors Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully discuss their new book, "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway".[6]
2007	35	"All the Way to Berlin: Part One"	James Megellas, Edward C. Tracy		2 Sep. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews 89-year-old James "Maggie" Megellas about his World War II combat experiences and leadership challenges, as outlined in his book, "All the Way to Berlin."[6]
2007	36	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Ronald E. Rosser"	Ronald E. Rosser, Edward C. Tracy		9 Sep. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald E. Rosser.[6]
2007	37	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Today's National Guard"	Randal Thomas, Jill Morgenthaler, Kirsten Scharnberg		16 Sep. 2007
Join John Callaway and a panel including Major General Randal Thomas, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard, Colonel Jill Morgenthaler (Ret.), and journalist Kirsten Scharnberg as they evaluate the health and readiness of today's National Guard.[6]
2007	38	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Allen J. Lynch"	Allen J. Lynch		23 Sep. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Allen J. Lynch.[6]
2007	39	"Legacy of Ashes"	Tim Weiner		30 Sep. 2007
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tim Weiner discusses his new book, "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA".[6]
2007	40	"Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence"	John Ferling		7 Oct. 2007
Author John Ferling discusses his new book on George Washington and the American Revolution, "Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence".[6]
2007	41	"Front & Center with John Callaway"	John Callaway, Edward C. Tracy		14 Oct. 2007
Ed Tracy turns the tables on host John Callaway for an interview on Callaway's 50 years in broadcast journalism.[6]
2007	42	"James McPherson"	James McPherson		21 Oct. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Civil War historian James M. McPherson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for "Battle Cry of Freedom" and the first Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[6]
2007	43	"Episode #2.43"	Roger H. C. Donlon		7 Dec. 2007
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Roger H. C. Donlon.[6]
2007	44	"Iran: the Next Military Frontier?"	John Callaway		9 Nov. 2007
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 relationship with Iraq and role in the Middle East is complex. What role is Iran playing in the war on terror and in the U.S. role in Iraq? Does Iran's apparent supplying of weapons and supplies to Iraqi insurgents justify calls for action against that country? Join John Callaway and his panel for an exploration of the role of Iran on Front & Center.[6]
2007	45	"The Day of Battle"	Rick Atkinson		16 Nov. 2007
Author Rick Atkinson discusses his World War II history, "The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944".[6]
2007	46	"Blood & Thunder"	Hampton Sides		30 Nov. 2007	Oct 25, 2007
In his extraordinary book, Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West, Hampton Sides brings the conquest of the West to vivid life. At the center of the narrative stands the legendary Kit Carson - the trapper, scout, and soldier who embodied all of the contradictions and complexities of the American experience in the West. Brave and clever, beloved by his contemporaries, Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women, and understood and respected the tribes better than any other American alive - and yet was also a cold-blooded killer, who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre.[6]
2007	47	"What This Cruel War Was Over"	Chandra Manning		28 Dec. 2007
Historian Chandra Manning discusses her new book, "What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War".[6]
2007	48	"Joseph Persico"	Joseph Persico		21 Dec. 2007
An interview with Joseph Persico, author of "The Imperial Rockefeller", "Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial", "Roosevelt's Secret War", and (with former Secretary of State Colin Powell) "My American Journey".[6]

Episode list (2008)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2008	1	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Patrick H. Brady"	Patrick Henry Brady, Edward C. Tracy		4 Jan. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War medevac helicopter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient Patrick H. Brady.[7]
2008	2	"Wars of Blood and Faith"	Ralph Peters		11 Jan. 2008
Author Ralph Peters discusses his new collection of essays, "Wars of Blood and Faith: The Conflicts That Will Shape the 21st Century".[7]
2008	3	"The Ghost Mountain Boys"	James Campbell		18 Jan. 2008
Author James Campbell discusses his new World War II history, "The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea - The Forgotten War of the South Pacific".[7]
2008	4	"Phantom Warrior"	Forrest Bryant Johnson		25 Jan. 2008
Author Forrest Bryant Johnson discusses his biography of Medal of Honor recipient J.R. McKinney, "Phantom Warrior".[7]
2008	5	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Walter D. Ehlers"	Walter D. Ehlers, Edward C. Tracy		1 Feb. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Walter D. Ehlers about his life and experiences on the beach at Normandy.[7]
2008	6	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The War on Terror"	John Callaway		8 Feb. 2008
As we approach the 5th anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, where do America and her allies stand in the "Long War" in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world? Has "the surge" brought progress, as claimed by the military? Can the Iraqi leadership stabilize the country? How will the revised intelligence assessment affect our course with Iran and its nuclear program? Afghanistan is coping with a resurgent Taliban, and Pakistan is facing a volatile domestic situation. How do they play into the mix?[7]
2008	7	"Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned at a Combat Hospital"	Heidi Squier Kraft		22 Feb. 2008
Dr. Heidi Squier Kraft discusses her new book, "Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital", a first-hand account of seven months with a Marine Corps surgical company immersed in Iraq, earth-shaking artillery rounds, and the all-encompassing desert.[7]
2008	8	"Stephen Coonts"	Stephen Coonts, Edward C. Tracy		29 Feb. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Stephen Coonts, author of "Flight of the Intruder" and other aerial and suspense fiction.[7]
2008	9	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Hershel 'Woody' Williams"	Hershel Williams, Edward C. Tracy		7 Mar. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams about his life and experiences with the Marines on Iwo Jima.[7]
2008	10	"Front & Center with John Callaway: High Schools, Military Academies, and JROTC"	Michael McConnell		14 Mar. 2008
What role should the US military have in over 3200 high schools across the United States? How does the City of Chicago maintain and support the largest and fastest growing JROTC program in the country, including five Military High School Academies? Can America teach students effectively and find people willing to serve in the military without JROTC? What does it cost, who really benefits, and what is the future of High Schools, Military Academies and JROTC? John's panel includes Michael McConnell, American Friends Service Committee; Rick Mills, Chicago Public Schools; and Linda Tafel, National Louis University.[7]
2008	11	"All the Way to Berlin: Part Two"	James Megellas		21 Mar. 2008
The Pritzker Military Library welcomes back James "Maggie" Megellas for a special interview covering the second part of his celebrated World War II memoir All the Way to Berlin.[7]
2008	12	"Desperate Engagement"	Marc Leepson		28 Mar. 2008
With his book "Desperate Engagement", Civil War historian Marc Leepson traces the complex interplay of possibilities and personalities before, during and after the Battle of Monocacy in 1864 - and how unforeseen events can change the course of history.[7]
2008	13	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Brian M. Thacker"	Brian M. Thacker, Edward C. Tracy		4 Apr. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Brian M. Thacker.[7]
2008	14	"100 Episodes Honoring the Citizen Soldier"	Edward C. Tracy		11 Apr. 2008
Ed Tracy hosts a special retrospective for the Pritzker Military Library's 100th television episode.[7]
2008	15	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Israel - A Strategic Review"	John Callaway		18 Apr. 2008
With the Iraq war a key focal point in the presidential primaries, Israel garners few headlines. Yet the strategic interests of this long-time American partner are critical to the future of stability in the Middle East. How do the goals and ambitions of Israel mesh with U.S. policy and what are the main points of strategic difference? Join John Callaway and a panel including Barukh Binah, Consul General of Israel in Chicago, Raja Kamal from the University of Chicago, and Saeed Khan, Adjunct Professor in Islamic Studies at the University of Detroit-Mercy, for an exploration of "Israel: A Strategic Review".[7]
2008	16	"Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief"	James M. McPherson		25 Apr. 2008
Renowned Civil War historian and 2007 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award recipient James M. McPherson presents a lecture based on his forthcoming book, "Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief".[7]
2008	17	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Two Koreas"			2 May 2008
North Korea recently threatened to turn South Korea into a "sea of fire", and reduce its neighbor to "ashes". After the apparent progress of last fall's six-nation talks, what does this return to nuclear rhetoric mean? The North is heavily dependent on China for food and fuel, while the South is one of America's strongest allies. John Callaway explores the Two Koreas with a panel including Prof. Bruce Cummings, Department Chair and specialist in Modern Korean History, University of Chicago; and Brig. Gen. Joe E. Ramirez Jr., Assistant Division Commander, 2nd US Infantry Division, South Korea.[7]
2008	18	"Prisoner of Her Past"	Howard Reich		9 May 2008
Howard Reich describes his mother's late-onset post-traumatic stress disorder, brought on by her experiences as a nine year old Holocaust survivor in Poland.[7]
2008	19	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: James E. Livingston"	James E. Livingston, Edward C. Tracy		16 May 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston (Ret.) about his life and experiences with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam.[7]
2008	20	"1858"	Bruce Chadwick		23 May 2008
Bruce Chadwick discusses his new Civil War pre-history, "1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See".[7]
2008	21	"End of Watch"	Edward M. Burke		30 May 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke about his book, "End of Watch: Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty 1853-2006".[7]
2008	22	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Politics of Defense and National Security"	John Callaway		6 Jun. 2008
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. But where do they stand on specific issues of intelligence and defense, and how would their respective administrations transform our nation's approach to homeland security?[7]
2008	23	"Retribution"	Sir Max Hastings		13 Jun. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Sir Max Hastings about his book, "Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45".[7]
2008	24	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Bruce P. Crandall"	Bruce P. Crandall		20 Jun. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Bruce P. Crandall.[7]
2008	25	"Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front"	Todd DePastino		27 Jun. 2008
John Callaway interviews Todd DePastino, author of the new book "Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front" and general editor of the cartoon collection "Willie & Joe: The World War II Years".[7]
2008	26	"Lone Survivor"	Marcus Luttrell		4 Jun. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Marcus Luttrell about his book, "Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10".[7]
2008	27	"Escape from the Deep"	Alex Kershaw		11 Jul. 2008
Alex Kershaw discusses his new book about the U.S. Navy and the Silent Service during World War II, "Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew".[7]
2008	28	"Soldier's Heart"	Elizabeth D. Samet		18 Jul. 2008
Author and West Point English Professor Elizabeth D. Samet discusses her new book, "Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point".[7]
2008	29	"My Father's Secret War"	Lucinda Franks		25 Jul. 2008
Lucinda Franks discusses her new book, "My Father's Secret War: A Memoir".[7]
2008	30	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Thomas G. Kelley"	Thomas G. Kelley, Edward C. Tracy		1 Aug. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas G. Kelley.[7]
2008	31	"Twice Armed"	R. Alan King		8 Aug. 2008
R. Alan King discusses his Colby Award-winning memoir, "Twice Armed: An American Soldier's Battle for Hearts and Minds in Iraq".[7]
2008	32	"The Long Road Home"	Martha Raddatz		15 Aug. 2008
Martha Raddatz discusses her book about the Iraq War, "The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family".[7]
2008	33	"Earthen Walls, Iron Men"	Steven M. Mayeux		29 Aug. 2008
Preservationist Steven M. Mayeux discusses his new Civil War book, "Earthen Walls, Iron Men: Fort DeRussy, Louisiana, and the Defense of the Red River".[7]
2008	34	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers"	Robert Van Antwerp		12 Sep. 2008
John Callaway interviews Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[7]
2008	35	"Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea"	Noah Andre Trudeau		19 Sep. 2008
Noah Andre Trudeau discusses his new Civil War history, "Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea".[7]
2008	36	"We Are Soldiers Still"	Joe Galloway Hal Moore		26 Sep. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Joe Galloway and Hal Moore about "We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam", the sequel to their best-selling Vietnam War memoir "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young".[7]
2008	37	"The Candy Bombers"	Andrei Cherny		3 Nov. 2008
Andrei Cherny discusses his new book, "The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour".[7]
2008	38	"A Conversation with Allan R. Millett"	Allan R. Millett		10 Oct. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Allan R. Millett, recipient of the 2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[7]
2008	39	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Tuskegee Airmen"	Robert Martin, Dr. Quentin P. Smith, Shelby Westbrook		17 Oct. 2008
They were America's first black military pilots, fighting Nazis in Europe and Jim Crow at home. On this special presentation of Front & Center, John Callaway sits down with Robert Martin, Dr. Quentin P. Smith, and Shelby Westbrook, three of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen.[7]
2008	40	"Honor Bright"	Lewis Sorley		24 Oct. 2008
Lewis Sorley discusses his new book, "Honor Bright: History and Origins of the West Point Honor Code and System".[7]
2008	41	"If Not Now, When?"	Jack Jacobs		31 Oct. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Jack Jacobs, Medal of Honor recipient and author of the new book, "If Not Now, When?"[7]
2008	42	"The Bin Ladens"	Steve Coll		7 Nov. 2008
Steve Coll discusses his new book, "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century".[7]
2008	43	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Congratulations, You Won... What Now?"	John J. Mearsheimer, Celina B. Realuyo, John E. Scully		14 Nov. 2008
The votes are cast, and the results are in - after eight years, the United States will have a new President, Barack Obama. But after all of the pomp and circumstance, what's next for our new Commander-in-Chief? What early challenges will he face abroad, and what foreign policy decisions will figure in his agenda? Join John Callaway and his panel, including John J. Mearsheimer, Celina B. Realuyo, and John E. Scully, for a look ahead at the new administration on Front & Center.[7]
2008	44	"On Their Own"	Joyce Hoffmann		21 Nov. 2008
Joyce Hoffmann discusses her new book, "On Their Own: Women Journalists and the American Experience in Vietnam".[7]
2008	45	"Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945"	Carlo D'Este		5 Dec. 2008
Carlo D'Este talks about his new book, "Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945".[7]
2008	46				12 Dec. 2008
Front & Center with John Callaway: An Update on the Guard and Reserve The last several years have presented unprecedented challenges for the Reserve components of the U.S. Military and the National Guard. How are they handling the military, political, and economic realities of our involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere? What is their status, and how ready are they to face challenges yet to come? Join John Callaway and his panel of experts for an update on the Reserves of each branch of service and Guard, including an in-depth look at the U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, on Front & Center.[7]
2008	47	"Inside the Stalin Archives"	Jonathan Brent		19 Dec. 2008
Jonathan Brent discusses his new book, "Inside the Stalin Archives: Discovering the New Russia".[7]
2008	48	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: John F. Baker, Jr."	John F. Baker, Edward C. Tracy		26 Dec. 2008
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient John F. Baker, U.S. Army, Vietnam.[7]

Episode list (2009)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2009	1	"Breathing the Fire"	Kimberly Dozier		2 Jan. 2009
Kimberly Dozier discusses her new book, "Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report - and Survive - the War in Iraq".[8]
2009	2	"Why Vietnam Matters"	Rufus Phillips		9 Jan. 2009
Rufus Phillips discusses his new book, "Why Vietnam Matters: An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned".[8]
2009	3	"Tell Me How This Ends"	Linda Robinson		16 Jan. 2009
Linda Robinson discusses her new book, "Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq".[8]
2009	4	"Warlord"	Carlo D'Este		23 Jan. 2009
Carlo D'Este discusses his new book, "Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945".[8]
2009	5	"Traitor to His Class"	H.W. Brands		30 Jan. 2009
H.W. Brands talks about his new book, "Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt".[8]
2009	6	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Thomas R. Norris"	Thomas R. Norris, Edward C. Tracy		6 Feb. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Thomas R. Norris about his life and service with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam.[8]
2009	7	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The First 100 Days"	John Callaway		13 Feb. 2009
President Barack Obama has laid out a bold domestic agenda to address the economy and other challenges at home, but what kind of impact is he looking to make overseas? Can Obama and his national security team effectively transform America's foreign affairs, or will volatile situations like the recent outbreak of violence in the Gaza Strip set the agenda for them? Join John Callaway and his panel of experts as they take stock of the First 100 Days of the Obama Administration on Front & Center.[8]
2009	8	"Becton"	Julius W. Becton		20 Feb. 2009
Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr. (Ret.) discusses his autobiography, "Becton: Autobiography of a Soldier and a Public Servant".[8]
2009	9	"Danger's Hour"	Maxwell Taylor Kennedy		27 Feb. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Maxwell Taylor Kennedy about his new book, "Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill & The Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her".[8]
2009	10	"White Heat"	Brenda Wineapple, Edward C. Tracy		6 Mar. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Brenda Wineapple about her new book, "White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson & Thomas Wentworth Higginson".[8]
2009	11	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Pakistan"	John Callaway		13 Mar. 2009
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 Pakistan dealing with the overwhelming political, military, and economic challenges it faces, all while grappling with extremists and the risk of insurrection? And what is America's strategic position with regard to a nuclear-armed Pakistan? Join us for an exploration of Pakistan, its neighbors, and its place in the Islamic world on Front & Center with John Callaway.[8]
2009	12	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Paul W. Bucha"	Paul W. Bucha, Edward C. Tracy		20 Mar. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Paul W. Bucha about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[8]
2009	13	"Medal of Honor: Commit to Courage"			27 Mar. 2009
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 has already been determined, after any observer would have considered the battle lost. The Medal of Honor is earned by ordinary men who refused to accept that history was already written. And in a moment of supreme courage, those men became extraordinary. Join us as we Commit to Courage with a look back at some of the finest moments from the first five years of Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy.[8]
2009	14	"Front & Center with John Callaway: The Global Economic Crisis"	John Callaway		10 Apr. 2009
As recent history has shown, economic turmoil can have unexpected consequences. While democracy in the United States narrowly emerged unscathed from the Great Depression, a similar crisis in Germany allowed the National Socialists to rise from a minority party to political dominance. What potentially dangerous political shifts await in today's international landscape? And with a financial crisis of our own, can the United States afford to stay ahead of the situation on defense and intelligence? Join John Callaway and his panel of experts for a look at the Global Economic Crisis on Front & Center.[8]
2009	15	"The Last Stand of Fox Company"	Tom Clavin		17 Apr. 2009
Tom Clavin talks about his new book, "The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat".[8]
2009	16	"George Washington's Secret Navy"	James L. Nelson		24 Apr. 2009
James L. Nelson discusses his new book, "George Washington's Secret Navy: How the American Revolution Went to Sea".[8]
2009	17	"The Lost Spy"	Andrew Meier		1 May 2009
Andrew Meier discusses his new book, "The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service".[8]
2009	18	"Patriot Pirates"	Robert Patton		8 May 2009
Robert Patton discusses his new book, "Patriot Pirates: The Privateer War for Freedom & Fortune in the American Revolution".[8]
2009	19	"Front & Center with John Callaway: Mexico"	John Callaway		15 May 2009
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 Juarez. But the problem is no longer confined by national borders - kidnappings, home invasions, and other violent crimes are beginning to spill over into U.S. cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, and even Atlanta. In the midst of widespread police corruption, can the Mexican government enforce the rule of law? What approach is the White House taking to address this growing threat to our national security? And what role do U.S. weapons - and demand for illegal drugs - play in this ongoing tragedy? Join John Callaway and his panel of experts as they look at the crisis in Mexico on Front & Center.[8]
2009	20	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Richard A. Pittman"	Richard A. Pittman, Edward C. Tracy		22 May 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Richard A. Pittman about his life and experience with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.[8]
2009	21	"The Bitter Road to Freedom"	William I. Hitchcock		29 May 2009
William I. Hitchcock discusses his new book, "The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe".[8]
2009	22	"House to House"	David Bellavia		5 Jun. 2009
David Bellavia talks about his book, "House to House: An Epic Memoir of War".[8]
2009	23	"LeMay"	Warren Kozak		12 May 2009
John Callaway interviews Warren Kozak about his new book, "LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay".[8]
2009	24	"The Koreas in the Inter-War Years: 1945-1950"	Allan R. Millett		19 Jun. 2009
2008 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award recipient Allan R. Millett delivers a lecture on the Koreas in the Inter-War Years, 1945-1950.[8]
2009	25	"Stealing the General"	Russell S. Bonds		26 Jun. 2009
Russell S. Bonds talks about his book, "Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor", and the event's many depictions in American culture.[8]
2009	26	"Weller's War"	Anthony Weller		10 Jul. 2009
Anthony Weller talks about his new collection of his father George Weller's war reports, "Weller's War: A Legendary Foreign Correspondent's Saga of World War II on Five Continents".[8]
2009	27	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Donald E. Ballard"	Donald E. Ballard, Edward C. Tracy		17 Jul. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Donald E. Ballard about his life and service in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam, as well as the Kansas National Guard.[8]
2009	28	"Wired for War"	P.W. Singer		24 Jul. 2009
P.W. Singer discusses his new book, "Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution & Conflict in the 21st Century".[8]
2009	29	"Beyond Pearl Harbor"	Ron Werneth,		31 Jul. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Ron Werneth about his book, "Beyond Pearl Harbor: The Untold Stories of Japan's Naval Airmen".[8]
2009	30	"The Accidental Guerrilla"	David Kilcullen		7 Aug. 2009
David Kilcullen talks about his new book, "The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One".[8]
2009	31	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Nick Del Calzo, Photographer"	Nick Del Calzo, Edward C. Tracy		14 Aug. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews photographer Nick Del Calzo about his portraits of Medal of Honor recipients.[8]
2009	32	"Truman and MacArthur"	Michael Pearlman		21 Aug. 2009
Michael Pearlman discusses his book, "Truman and MacArthur: Policy, Politics, and the Hunger for Honor and Renown".[8]
2009	33	"Horse Soldiers"	Doug Stanton		28 Aug. 2009
Doug Stanton talks about his new book, "Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan".[8]
2009	34	"The Gamble"	Tom Ricks		18 Sep. 2009
Tom Ricks talks about his new book, "The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008".[8]
2009	35	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Robert Maxwell"	Robert Maxwell, Edward C. Tracy		25 Sep. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Robert Maxwell about his life and service in World War II.[8]
2009	36	"Tears in the Darkness"	Michael Norman, Elizabeth Norman		2 Oct. 2009
Michael and Elizabeth Norman discuss their new book, "Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath".[8]
2009	37	"Last Journey"	Darrell Griffin, Sr. , Rick Kogan		9 Oct. 2009
Rick Kogan interviews Darrell Griffin, Sr. about his new book, "Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime".[8]
2009	38	"Germany 1945"	Richard Bessel		16 Oct. 2009
Richard Bessel discusses his new book, "Germany 1945: From War to Peace".[8]
2009	39	"Shadow of the Sword"	Jeremiah Workman		23 Oct. 2009
Jeremiah Workman talks about his new book "Shadow of the Sword: A Marine's Journey of War, Heroism, and Redemption".[8]
2009	40	"Army Wives"	Tanya Biank		30 Oct. 2009
Tanya Biank talks about her book "Army Wives: The Unwritten Code of Military Marriage", basis for the Lifetime television series of the same name.[8]
2009	41	"The Remains of Company D"	James Carl Nelson		13 Nov. 2009
James Carl Nelson talks about his new book, "The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War".[8]
2009	42	"The Rise and Fall of Communism"	Archie Brown		20 Nov. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Archie Brown about his new book, "The Rise and Fall of Communism".[8]
2009	43	"Presumed Lost"	Stephen L. Moore		4 Dec. 2009
Stephen L. Moore talks about his new book, "Presumed Lost: The Incredible Ordeal of America's Submarine POWs during the Pacific War".[8]
2009	44	"We Were Pirates"	Robert Schultz		11 Dec. 2009
Robert Schultz talks about his new book, "We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War".[8]
2009	45	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Michael Thornton"	Michael Thornton, Edward C. Tracy		18 Dec. 2009
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Michael Thornton about his life and service as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam.[8]
2009	46	"A Question of Command"	Mark Moyar		25 Dec. 2009
Mark Moyar talks about his new book, "A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq".[8]

Episode list (2010)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guest	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2010	1	"The Imperial Cruise"	James Bradley (author)		8 Jan. 2010
James Bradley talks about his new book, "The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War".[9]
2010	2	"No Less Than Victory"	Jeff Shaara		12 Feb. 2010
Jeff Shaara talks about his new book, "No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II".[9]
2010	3	"U.S. Grant"	Joan Waugh		26 Feb. 2010
Joan Waugh discusses her book, "U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth".[9]
2010	4	"Troubled Water"	Gregory Freeman		5 Mar. 2010
Gregory Freeman talks about his book, "Troubled Water: Race, Mutiny and Bravery on the USS Kitty Hawk".[9]
2010	5	"Woodrow Wilson"	John Milton Cooper, Jr.		19 Mar. 2010
John Milton Cooper, Jr. talks about his book, "Woodrow Wilson: A Biography".[9]
2010	6	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Harold A. Fritz"	Harold A. Fritz, Edward C. Tracy		26 Mar. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Harold A. Fritz about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[9]
2010	7	"Medal of Honor: Commit to Courage 2010"	Edward C. Tracy		28 Mar. 2010
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 has already been determined, after any observer would have considered the battle lost. The Medal of Honor is earned by ordinary men who refused to accept that history was already written. And in a moment of supreme courage, those men became extraordinary. Join us as we Commit to Courage with a look back at some of the finest moments from the first six years of Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy.[9]
2010	8	"The Unforgiving Minute"	Craig Mullaney		2 Apr. 2010
Craig Mullaney talks about his memoir, "The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education".[9]
2010	9	"New Boundaries for the World"	Gerhard Weinberg		9 Apr. 2010
Gerhard Weinberg delivers a lecture entitled "New Boundaries for the World: The Post-War Visions of Eight World War II Leaders".[9]
2010	10	"Winston's War"	Sir Max Hastings		16 Apr. 2010
Sir Max Hastings discusses his book, "Winston's War: Churchill 1940 - 1945".[9]
2010	11	"War on the Run"	John Ross		23 Apr. 2010
John Ross talks about his book, "War on the Run: The Epic Story of Robert Rogers and the Conquest of America's First Frontier".[9]
2010	12	"Uncommon Defense"	John W. Hall		30 Apr. 2010
John Hall talks about his book, "Uncommon Defense: Indian Allies in the Blackhawk War".[9]
2010	13	"The Marne, 1914"	Holger Herwig		7 May 2010
Holger Herwig discusses his book, "The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I & The Battle That Changed The World".[9]
2010	14	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Robert M. Patterson"	Robert M. Patterson, Edward C. Tracy		21 May 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Robert M. Patterson about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[9]
2010	15	"The Good Soldiers"	David Finkel		28 May 2010
David Finkel talks about his book, "The Good Soldiers".[9]
2010	16	"Warrior's Rage"	Douglas Macgregor		4 Jun. 2010
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor talks about his book, "Warrior's Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting".[9]
2010	17	"War Like the Thunderbolt"	Russell S. Bonds		18 Jun. 2010
Russell S. Bonds talks about his book, "War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta".[9]
2010	18	"200 Episodes Honoring the Citizen Soldier"			2 Jul. 2010
Ed Tracy hosts a special retrospective for the Pritzker Military Library's 200th television episode.[9]
2010	19	"The Pacific"	Hugh Ambrose		9 Jul. 2010
Hugh Ambrose talks about his companion volume to HBO's miniseries "The Pacific".[9]
2010	20	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Walter J. Marm"	Walter J. Marm, Edward C. Tracy		16 Jul. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Walter J. Marm about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[9]
2010	21	"On Hallowed Ground"	Robert M. Poole		23 Jul. 2010
Robert M. Poole talks about his book, "On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery".[9]
2010	22	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Alfred V. Rascon"	Alfred V. Rascon, Edward C. Tracy		30 Jul. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Alfred V. Rascon about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[9]
2010	23	"Such Men as These"	David Sears		6 Aug. 2010
David Sears talks about his new book, "Such Men as These: The Story of the Navy Pilots Who Flew the Deadly Skies over Korea".[9]
2010	24	"Kaboom"	Matt Gallagher		13 Aug. 2010
Matt Gallagher talks about his book, "Kaboom: Embracing the Suck in a Savage Little War".[9]
2010	25	"The Enemy in Our Hands"	Robert C. Doyle		20 Aug. 2010
Robert C. Doyle talks about his new book, "The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Prisoners of War from the Revolution to the War on Terror".[9]
2010	26	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Jon R. Cavaiani"	Jon R. Cavaiani, Edward C. Tracy		27 Aug. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Jon R. Cavaiani about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Vietnam.[9]
2010	27	"Fortress Rabaul"	Bruce Gamble		3 Sep. 2010
Bruce Gamble talks about his new book, "Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942 - April 1943". [9]
2010	28	"Eyes on the Horizon"	Richard B. Myers		10 Sep. 2010
General Richard B. Myers, USAF (Ret.) talks about his memoir, "Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security".[9]
2010	29	"Grunts"	John C. McManus		22 Oct. 2010
John C. McManus talks about his new book, "Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience, World War II Through Iraq".[9]
2010	30	"Matterhorn"	Karl Marlantes		15 Oct. 2010
Author and veteran Karl Marlantes talks about his new book, "Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War".[9]
2010	31	"The Grand Design"	Donald Stoker		29 Oct. 2010
Donald Stoker talks about his new book, "The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War".[9]
2010	32	"Monk Eastman"	Neil Hanson		5 Nov. 2010
Neil Hanson talks about his new book, "Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero".[9]
2010	33	"2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award"	Rick Atkinson, Edward C. Tracy		9 Nov. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Rick Atkinson about his life and career as a military historian.[9]
2010	34	"American Colossus"	H.W. Brands		26 Nov. 2010
H.W. Brands talks about his new book, "American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism 1865 - 1900".[9]
2010	35	"The Last Good War"	Thomas Sanders, Veronica Kavass		17 Dec. 2010
Photographer Thomas Sanders and author Veronica Kavass talk about their new book, "The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II".[9]
2010	36	"Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Salvatore A. Giunta"	Salvatore A. Giunta Edward C. Tracy		24 Dec. 2010
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore A. Giunta about his life and service with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.[9]

Episode list (2011)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guests	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2011	1	"Citizen Soldier: Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell: A Conversation With One Marine"	Jay Clark, John Allen Williams			Feb 17, 2011
A recent poll by ABC News shows that 78% of those polled agree with the recent decision to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell". That's up 20% from a survey in the fall of 2010. In this program we'll take a look at the history of this policy, how its impact has changed the lives of servicemen and servicewomen and what's coming up in the months ahead.[10]
2011	2	"Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal"	James D. Hornfischer			Mar 2, 2011
James Hornfischer is also the author of Ship of Ghosts and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award.[10]
2011	3	"The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan"	Bing West			Mar 9, 2011
Bing West, a Marine combat veteran, served as an assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration.[10]
2011	4	"Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe"	Jonathan W. Jordan			Apr 13, 2011
Jonathan W. Jordan is the author of the award-winning book Lone Star Navy: Texas, the Fight for the Gulf of Mexico, and The Shaping of the American West, a contributing author to The Armchair Reader: World War II and The Armchair Reader: The Amazing Book of World History, and the editor of the Library of Texas edition of To the People of Texas.[10]
2011	5	"The US Army in World War II: Ten Things You Should Know"	Rick Atkinson			Apr 28, 2011
Atkinson is the recipient of the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. He is currently at work on the third volume of his trilogy about the American role in the liberation of Europe in World War II.[10]
2011	6	"An Interview With Ed Tracy"	Ed Tracy, Anne Nivat			Apr 30, 2011
Anne Nivat covered the Chechen war for the French daily Libération and is currently the Moscow correspondent for Ouest-France. She has written pieces for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the International Herald Tribune, and has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air, The Connection, and PBS's NewsHour.[10]
2011	7	"Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam"	Tom Clavin		Jul 12, 2015	May 10, 2011
In the final hours of the Vietnam War, eleven Marines had a difficult choice to make.[10]
2011	8	"Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm"	Jonathon Riley			May 12, 2011
In Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm, Jonathon Riley draws on his personal experience as a soldier and historian to explore the definitive battles of the modern era, including Waterloo in 1815 — which concluded more than twenty years of war with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and instituted alliances that dominated Europe until 1860 — and the Ardennes in 1944, when Hitler threw away his last army that could have stalled the Allied advance into Germany.[10]
2011	9	"Vietnam War Panel"	Ed Tracy (mod), James A. Balcer, Roger A. McGill, Jack Schiffler			May 19, 2011
Ed Tracy hosts a panel discussion with members of the 2011 Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade Committee. Topics include reflections on the 1986 Welcome Home Parade and its significance, as well as the participants’ feeling about coming home – before and after the parade. Also discussed are events for the upcoming 2011 Welcome Home Parade – the 25th anniversary of the original – and ways in which American citizens can do a better job welcoming home our current service members, so that they will know they are not forgotten.[10]
2011	10	"The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies"	Alan Taylor		May 31, 2015	May 26, 2011
The Civil War of 1812 sheds light on the tangled origins of the relationship between the United States and Canada. In a world of double identities, slippery allegiances, and porous boundaries, the leaders of the young American republic and the British empire struggled to control their own diverse peoples.[10]
2011	11	"WAR with Special Screening of Restrepo"	Sebastian Junger			Jun 11, 2011
Sebastian Junger spent several months embedded with the Second Platoon of the 173rd Airborne Brigade during their 2007-08 deployment to the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Command called the soldiers of Second Platoon “the best trained...and worst disciplined”; they could be found in battle wearing shorts and flip-flops, but they also endured sudden swings from stultifying boredom to mortal danger. In Junger’s description, they were the soldiers who existed “on the tip of the spear” – and in WAR, he attempts to evoke the unvarnished reality of their experiences on the ground in Afghanistan, as well as the challenges they faced in their returns to civilian life.[10]
2011	12	"It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine's Path to Peace"	Rye Barcott		Feb 8, 2015	Jun 14, 2011
In 2000, Barcott spent part of the summer living in ten-by-ten-foot shacks in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. He was a twenty-year-old college student heading into the Marines, and he sought to better understand ethnic violence — something he knew he was likely to encounter in uniform. Barcott learned Swahili and listened to young people talk about how they survived amidst poverty he had never imagined. He also stumbled into friendship with a widowed nurse, Tabitha Atieno Festo, and a tough community organizer, Salim Mohamed.[10]
2011	13	"Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, USA and Mrs. Ann Campbell"	John F. Campbell, Ann Campbell	Squadron Capital		Jun 14, 2011
In May, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) completed its year-long rotation in Eastern Afghanistan. The Screaming Eagles formed the backbone of Joint Task Force 101, a multi-national collective of military and civilian forces that were responsible for a 43,000 square mile region of Afghanistan designated as Regional Command-East. This region, with its 450 miles of border with Pakistan, saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war over the past year with the 101st losing 133 soldiers, the most causality for the unit in a single deployment since the Vietnam War.[10]
2011	14	"Hitler in the Crosshairs: A GI's Story of Courage and Faith"	John Woodbridge, Maurice Possley		May 17, 2015	Jun 30, 2011
16 Prinzregenten Platz was one of many apartments in that middle-class part of Munich, but it had one considerable distinction: its owner. On April 29, 1945, a young American soldier named Ira “Teen” Palm led his small group of men up two flights of stairs to find out whether Hitler was home.[10]
2011	15	"America Aflame: How the Civil War Created a Nation"	David Goldfield			Jul 7, 2011
It took only a court order in Great Britain, followed by peaceful protests within the rest of the Empire. In Russia, the conflict was largely confined to conservative and liberal nobility. So why did it take a civil war to end human bondage in America?[10]
2011	16	"Mollie's War: The Letters of a World War II WAC in Europe"	Cyndee Schaffer			Jul 14, 2011
Why did an average American woman become a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) during World War II and place herself in peril? Authors Cyndee Schaffer and Mollie Weinstein Schaffer answer this question and more in the book, Mollie’s War, a story weaved around the collection of letters that Mollie wrote home to her family during WWII from her assignments in Europe along with historical commentary concurrent with the letters.[10]
2011	17	"With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918"	David Stevenson			Sep 14, 2011
After years of bloody stalemate, what gave the Allies the upper hand in World War I? And why, after a clear victory for the Allies, would the defeated Germans rise again to threaten Europe within a matter of years?[10]
2011	18	"Battlefield Angels: Saving Lives Under Enemy Fire"	Scott McGaugh		Nov 23, 2014	Sep 22, 2011
In some ways, it was the kind of surgical procedure that doctors handle every day — a sudden case of acute appendicitis, requiring an emergency appendectomy. But there were a few things most of those doctors have that Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler B. Lipes didn't: standard medical equipment, surgical training, or an operating room that's not aboard a submarine on patrol in enemy waters.[10]
2011	19	"The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL"	Eric Greitens		Oct 12, 2014	Sep 29, 2011
As a young man, Eric Greitens felt a call to service in his heart; years later, he felt a call to service with his fist, and came to realize those calls were one and the same.[10]
2011	20	"The Battle of Midway"	Craig L. Symonds			Oct 7, 2011
At 10:00 a.m. on June 4, 1942, the Axis powers were winning the Second World War. One hour later, they were not.[10]
2011	21	"What It Is Like to Go to War"	Karl Marlantes		Feb 22, 2015	Oct 20, 2011
As a young lieutenant, fresh out of college, he had mere moments to figure out how to lead men through life or death situations in the highland jungle of Vietnam. As a veteran, he has had more than four decades to figure out how to describe that experience. [10]
2011	22	"2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing Interview"	Carlo D'Este			Oct 27, 2011
Carlo D’Este was selected to receive the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The $100,000 honorarium, citation and medallion, sponsored by the Chicago-based Tawani Foundation, was presented at the Library’s annual Liberty Gala on October 22, 2011.[10]
2011	23	"Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama"	Marvin Kalb Deborah Kalb			Oct 21, 2011
Saigon fell, South Vietnam collapsed, and American boots left the ground in 1975. But one survivor of that war has been involved in every American conflict since then, and still roams the battlefields of Afghanistan today: the Vietnam Syndrome.[10]
2011	24	"A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War"	Amanda Foreman			Nov 2, 2011
British subjects volunteered by the thousands to pick sides and take up arms in the American Civil War — some took up arms for the Union, and others for the Confederacy. Though missing from many portrayals of the war, the British played an important role in this key moment in American history.[10]
2011	25	"New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah"	Richard S. Lowry			Nov 3, 2011
Operation Phantom Fury was a seven-week counter-insurgency campaign through the streets of Fallujah — an ancient city 40 miles west of Baghdad. The joint U.S., Iraqi, and British offensive is described as some of the heaviest urban combat since the 1968 Battle of Hue City in Vietnam. In New Dawn, Richard S. Lowry recounts the story of how coalition forces overcame the insurgent stronghold — drawing from the recollections of over 200 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines.[10]
2011	26	"Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945"	Sir Max Hastings			Nov 16, 2011
No matter how far the fire may have spread — standing in the midst of an inferno, one sees only flames.[10]
2011	27	"Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941"	Stanley Weintraub		Dec 7, 2014	Dec 1, 2011
Christmas trees were a dollar apiece, and Times Square was set to swing on New Year's Eve. It would be a holiday season like none other in the nation's history — December 1941, in the midst of a world at war.[10]

Episode list (2012)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guests	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2012	1	"Enterprise"	Barrett Tillman		Dec 21, 2014	Feb 23, 2012
The USS Enterprise (CV-6) fought at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. All told, the Enterprise took part in twenty major battles during World War II, and is credited with sinking or wrecking 71 Japanese ships and destroying 911 enemy aircraft. In fact, 41 men who served aboard “The Big E” had ships named after them. In Enterprise, Barrett Tillman tells the story of what he calls the U.S. Navy’s most decorated ship, from commanders to deck scrubbers, and details her incredible combat record in the Pacific.[11]
2012	2	"Illinois in the War of 1812"	Gillum Ferguson			Mar 9, 2012
Gillum Ferguson explores the crucial role of Illinois in the War of 1812.[12]
2012	3	"Outlaw Platoon"	Sean Parnell		Jul 26, 2015	Mar 15, 2012
Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan. Outlaw Platoon follows the story of Sean Parnell's service with the legendary U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division's heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan.[13]
2012	4	"No Turning Back: One Man's Inspiring True Story of Courage, Determination, and Hope"	Bryan Anderson			Apr 5, 2012
Bryan Anderson enlisted in the Army in April 2001. He served two tours of duty in Iraq and attained the rank of Sergeant in the Military Police. In his inspiring memoir, Bryan shares his infectious love for life that touches anyone who’s faced hardship. Anyone, in any circumstance, can overcome the toughest challenges, by not just surviving, but thriving. No Turning Back is a testament to pure hard work, perseverance, and hope for a better life—no matter what shape it takes.[14]
2012	5	"Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War"	Hugh Howard			Apr 11, 2012
Drawing on primary sources, the author presents a fascinating account of the War of 1812 as James and Dolley Madison experienced it.[15]
2012	6	"Into Dust and Fire"	Rachel S. Cox			May 11, 2012
Until the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the United States was reluctant to enter the fray of World War II, donating supplies and artillery to the Allied forces instead of sending troops. However, for five young men with privileged backgrounds and Ivy League educations, fighting fascism was so important they decided not to wait for U.S. involvement in the growing conflict. Chuck Bolte, Jack Brister, Bill Durkee, Heyward Cutting, and Robert Cox enlisted in the British Army, and, as a result, became the first Americans to fight against the Nazis.[16]
2012	7	"Social Responsibility and National Security: Towards a New NATO"	Richard Friedman (mod), Rick Rozoff, Iris Feliciano, J.D. Bindenagel, John Allen Williams			May 17, 2012
Taking place around the Chicago NATO Summit May 20–21, 2012, a substantial number of demonstrators gathered in Chicago to protest NATO's institutional objectives. The panelists of this program, including both demonstrators and NATO experts, discussed NATO's relationship to the Transatlantic Alliance and international security.[17]
2012	8	"Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails"	Anthony Swofford			Jun 13, 2012
In Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, Swofford describes his search for identity, meaning, and reconciliation with his dying father in the years after he returned from serving as a sniper in the Marines.[18]
2012	9	"The Second World War"	Antony Beevor		Aug 17, 2014	Jun 21, 2012
Antony Beevor offers a comprehensive view of World War II, from the viewpoint of ordinary people thrust into an international conflict that goes much deeper than most ever learn about.[19]
2012	10	"Keeping the Sea Free for More Than 200 Years: Voices of the Heroes of the Naval War of 1812"	Rear Admiral Gregory M. Nosal Dr. William Dudley, RADM Joseph Callo, Donald R. Hickey, SLt(N) Gordon Laco, Dr. William Thiesen			Aug 16, 2012
Since its birth in 1776, the United States has always been a maritime nation, which means that unobstructed access to and free use of the world’s oceans are essential to our national welfare and prosperity. That’s what the United States went to war in 1812 to defend, and that is what the United States Navy has been protecting ever since.[20]
2012	11	"Ties that Bind: Canada/U.S. International Security Cooperation"	Dr. Richard Friedman (mod), Gary Doer, Commodore Darren Hawco, David Jacobson, RADM Gregory M. Nosal, RADM Michael N. Parks	Canadian Consulate in Chicago National Strategy Forum		Aug 17, 2012
This panel featured four experts on the importance of U.S.-Canadian relations in the national security of both nations.[21]
2012	12	"Sergeant Rex"	Mike Dowling	Fifth Third Bank, Judy Baar Topinka		Aug 21, 2012
Sergeant Mike Dowling and his military working dog Rex were one of the first Marine Corps military K9 teams sent to the front lines of combat since Vietnam. Sergeant Rex is the story of a human-canine relationship forged in combat. Through first-hand accounts of dangerous patrols in Iraq, Dowling artfully describes the role working dogs play in today's military.[22]
2012	13	"Swashbucklers and Black Sheep"	Bruce Gamble			Sep 20, 2012
Swashbucklers and Black Sheep is the first illustrated history of WWII's Black Sheep squadron, from their formation and first two combat tours as the Swashbucklers to the arrival of their legendary second commander Greg "Pappy" Boyington, after which they became the Black Sheep.[23]
2012	14	"Viper Pilot"	Dan "Two Dogs" Hampton		Sep 14, 2014	Oct 4, 2012
Lt. Col. Dan Hampton, one of the most decorated F-16 fighter pilots shares his exhilarating story in VIPER PILOT: A Memoir of Air Combat. Hampton details his experience in the elite Wild Weasels, whose mission to take out surface-to-air missile sites as the first planes sent into a conflict is recognized as the most dangerous in modern air combat—far more demanding than air-to-air combat with enemy aircraft.[24]
2012	15	"Growing Up Patton"	Benjamin Patton		Nov 2, 2014	Oct 18, 2012
The grandson of WWII general George S. Patton Jr., documentary filmmaker Benjamin Patton specializes in biographies of individuals and families. Now, with former Vogue and Elle editor Jennifer Scruby, he offers a rare and intimate look into the life of a legendary man, and the legacy he passed down from one generation to the next in Growing Up Patton: Reflections on Heroes, History and Family Wisdom.[25]
2012	16	"Theodore Roosevelt and the Military"	Harry Lembeck (mod), Dr. Justus Doenecke, Dr. James R. Reckner, and Dr. Allan R. Millett.	Theodore Roosevelt Association, Reserve Officers Association of Washington, D.C.		Oct 25, 2012
Keenly foreseeing America’s role as the world power of the 20th century, observing the competition between Great Britain and Germany to be the nation to dominate the seas with the world’s largest and most powerful navy, and very much aware of the expansionary determination of the Japanese Empire and its military strength to support this goal, President Roosevelt crafted a foreign policy to protect America and her interests. The panel will explore the famous Great White Fleet, Roosevelt's reformation of the U.S. Army, and the American build up to World War I.[26]
2012	17	"Dog Company"	Patrick K. O'Donnell			Nov 15, 2012
It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can make the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of sixty-eight soldiers in the US Army’s 2nd Ranger Battalion, Company D—“Dog Company”—who made that difference, time and again.[27]
2012	18	"A Wicked War"	Amy S. Greenberg			Dec 7, 2012
Often forgotten and overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and legacies.[28]
2012	19	"The Finish"	Mark Bowden		May 3, 2015	Dec 12, 2012
The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden is a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.[29]

Episode list (2013)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guests	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2013	1	"The Secrets of Mary Bowser"	Lois M. Leveen		Feb 23, 2014	Jan 18, 2013
The Secrets of Mary Bowser (HarperCollins/William Morrow), offers insights into the amazing, long-forgotten role one African American woman played in the war that ended slavery.[30]
2013	2	"The Hopkins Touch"	David Roll	Oxford University Press	Nov 17, 2013	Feb 7, 2013
The Hopkins Touch (Oxford University Press), examines the life of Harry Hopkins, an Iowa-born social worker who had been an integral part of the New Deal's implementation and how he became an integral participant in America's relationships with Churchill and Stalin, speaking with authority second only to the president's.[31]
2013	3	"Taps on the Walls"	John L. Borling, Major General, USAF, Ret.		Sep 21, 2014	Feb 12, 2013
During his six and a half years of incarceration, John Borling, Major General, USAF, Ret., (then Captain Borling) mentally composed poetry and communicated it to fellow prisoners via a special, but forbidden, tap code. 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of American POWs held at the infamous Hoa Lo Prison, known as the Hanoi Hilton. General Borling sat down with Library President and CEO Kenneth Clarke to discuss the new book.[32]
2013	4	"My Share of the Task"	General Stanley McChrystal		Mar 30, 2014	Feb 21, 2013
My Share of the Task (Portfolio/Penguin), is the revealing memoir of General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Following McChrystal from his first days as a West Point plebe to his last days as a four-star general, My Share of the Task is a frank exploration of an extraordinary military career.[33]
2013	5	"Invisible Armies"	Max Boot	The Council on Foreign Relations	Sep 7, 2014	Mar 13, 2013
Invisible Armies by Max Boot examines the evolution of guerrilla warfare and terrorism, spanning 5,000 years of global history, leading up to the contemporary conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.[34]
2013	6	"Bryan Battaglia: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff"	Sgt. Maj. Battaglia			Apr 5, 2013
Sgt. Maj. Battaglia visits the Library to address active duty military from all branches on the issues facing today's Armed Forces personnel.[35]
2013	7	"Destination Unknown"	Kathleen Cox		May 11, 2014	Apr 26, 2013
LeOna Kriesel (Cox) was a 27-year-old recent college graduate and teacher when a fellow teacher recruited her for the American Red Cross. From 1943 to 1945, LeOna ran enlisted men's social clubs in Constantine, Algeria, and Rome, Italy. Now, her daughter Kathleen Cox has captured that story.[36]
2013	8	"Saving Italy"	Robert Edsel		Jul 27, 2014	May 9, 2013
In August 1943, on the eve of the Allied invasion of Italy, Allied bombs threatened Michelangelo's David and nearly destroyed Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. This is the blockbuster story of the race to save the world's greatest masterpieces by the best-selling author of The Monuments Men.[37]
2013	9	"The Guns at Last Light"	Rick Atkinson		Jun 2, 2013	May 16, 2013
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944–1945 is the final book in Rick Atkinson's critically acclaimed "Liberation Trilogy." The Guns at Last Light tells the story of generals and grunts, of battles and liberation in the ETO from operation Overlord — the D-Day invasion of Europe — to the final surrender of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, and the Allies’ triumphant victory in Europe.[38]
2013	10	"Talking Service: The Gettysburg Address"	Donald Whitfield (mod), Jim Frazier, Christopher DePhillips, Rodrigo Garcia, James Willey, Jessica Rose, Jim Cornelison			May 23, 2013
In Honor of Memorial Day and to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, this unique event features some of Chicago’s prominent veteran and civilian civic leaders.[39]
2013	11	"Bring Me Men"	Aaron Belkin		Aug 31, 2014	May 29, 2013
Bring Me Men: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire, 1898–2001 explores the theory that the masculinity of those who serve in the American military is full of contradictions.[40]
2013	12	"A Disease in the Public Mind"	Thomas Fleming		Oct 26, 2014	Jun 6, 2013
Thomas Fleming discusses his book, a riveting and character-driven history that traces the “disease in the public mind” — distortions of reality that seized large numbers of Americans — in the decades-long run-up to the Civil War.[41]
2013	13	"The Last of the Doughboys"	Richard Rubin		Apr 13, 2014	Jun 13, 2013
Ten years ago, Richard Rubin set out to interview every last living doughboy—several dozen, aged 101 to 113. They shared with him, at the last possible moment (they are all gone now) the story of America’s Great War, and of the generation that raised the “Greatest Generation.” They were nineteenth-century men and women living in the twenty-first century: self-reliant, humble, and stoic; never complaining, still marveling at the immensity of the war they helped win.[42]
2013	15	"Battle for Baqubah"	Robert S. Colella		Mar 16, 2014	Jun 21, 2013
Battle for Baqubah: Killing Our Way Out is a firsthand account of a fifteen-month span in the volatile Diyala Province of Iraq. This story is presented through the eyes of a first sergeant serving with B Company 1-12 Cavalry (Bonecrushers), 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas. The author takes the reader into the midst of the conflict in and around Baqubah-Iraq's "City of Death"—a campaign that lasted most of 2007.[43]
2013	16	"Thank You for Your Service"	David Finkel		Apr 27, 2014	Oct 10, 2013
No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldiers, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out the infamous surge, a grueling fifteen-month tour that changed all of them forever. Now Finkel has followed many of those same men as they’ve returned home and struggled to reintegrate—both into their family lives and into American society at large.[44]
2013	17	"Pirate Alley"	RADM Terry McKnight		May 18, 2014	Oct 16, 2013
In 2009, with piracy on the rise and fast becoming a serious global security issue, Rear Adm. Terry McKnight took command of CTF 151, the multinational task force on patrol in the Gulf of Aden.[45]
2013	18	"The 132nd Infantry Regiment on Guadalcanal"	Paul Hastings (mod), James Dietz Richard Frank		Aug 9, 2015	Oct 23, 2013
The event featured a special panel discussion about Guadalcanal, with special attention paid to the 132nd Infantry Regiment. Panelists James Dietz and Richard Frank were led by moderator Paul Hastings, a retired colonel of the Illinois National Guard.[46]
2013	19	"The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor"	Jake Tapper		Jun 29, 2014	Oct 29, 2013
Jake Tapper spent nearly two years investigating the events at Combat Outpost Keating and interviewing more than 225 individuals who played important roles both home and abroad.[47]
2013	20	"Blowtorch"	Frank Leith Jones		Dec 15, 2013	Nov 7, 2013
Blowtorch: Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy by Frank Leith Jones, is the first biography ever written about the Cold War national security policy and strategy adviser to three presidents[48]
2013	21	"General Robert W. Cone"	General Robert W. Cone		Aug 24, 2014	Nov 11, 2013
General Robert W. Cone assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on April 29, 2011. This special program is part of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's Veterans Day activities.[49]
2013	22	"Military History Symposium: The War for Korea, 1950-1951"	Allan R. Millett, Paul Herbert		Feb 9, 2014	Nov 15, 2013
In this program Paul Herbert, Executive Director of the First Division Museum at Cantigny park, sits down with military historian Allan Millett for an exclusive interview.[50]
2013	23	"Military History Symposium: Big Men of WWII"	Gerhard Weinberg, John Allen Williams		Feb 2, 2014	Nov 15, 2013
Moderated by Dr. John Allen Williams, who joins one of America's foremost WWII scholars, Gerhard Weinberg, for an in-depth discussion on the major players in WWII, and the effect each had on the war that changed the world.[51]
2013	24	"Military History Symposium: Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War"	Sir Max Hastings		Jan 26, 2014	Nov 15, 2013
In this exciting program Sir Max Hastings gives the audience a sneak peak into his new book, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War.[52]
2013	25	"Military History Symposium Anthology"	Tim O'Brien, Karl Marlantes, Allan R. Millett Gerhard Weinberg Sir Max Hastings		Feb 16, 2014	Nov 15, 2013
This anthology covers four discussions from the Pritzker Military Museum & Library's On War: The Best Military Histories featuring Tim O'Brien, Karl Marlantes, Allan R. Millett, Gerhard Weinberg and Sir Max Hastings.[53]
2013	26	"Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian"	Donald Whitfield (mod), Benjamin Busch, Capt. Ed Hrivnak, Edward W. Wood, Jr	Great Books Foundation	Aug 30, 2015	Dec 4, 2013
Standing Down: From Warrior to Civilian, an anthology of 44 selections, was created for Talking Service, the Great Books Foundation’s initiative to develop reading and discussion programs for veterans, as well as their families, friends, service providers, and caregivers.[54]
2013	27	"Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed"	Sandra Grimes	U.S Naval Institute		Dec 12, 2013
From May through December 1985 the CIA experienced the unparalleled loss of its stable of Soviet assets. There was no indication of the impending disaster, which all but wiped out human source reporting on the Soviet Union. Whatever the nature of the problem, something was seriously wrong.[55]

Episode list (2014)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guests	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2014	1	"The Heart of Everything That Is"	Bob Drury		Mar 2, 2014	Jan 23, 2014
Bob Drury discusses his new book The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend in which he "restores Sioux chief Red Cloud to his rightful place in American history."[56]
2014	2	"Nomonhan, 1939"	Stuart D. Goldman	U.S. Naval Institute.	Mar 9, 2014	Feb 6, 2014
Stuart Goldman discusses the little-known conflict that resulted in a victory for the Soviet Union's Red Army and helped shape the outcome of World War II. The name of the book is Nomonhan, 1939.[57]
2014	3	"Machiavelli, the Citizen Soldier, and the Art of War"	Christopher Lynch		May 4, 2014	Feb 28, 2014
Professor Christopher Lynch joins us for an examination of famed Italian historian and politician Niccolò Machiavelli's views on war.[58]
2014	4	"The Liberator"	Alex Kershaw		Mar 8, 2015	Mar 20, 2014
The Liberator is author Alex Kershaw’s epic of close combat and extraordinary heroism, following the fortunes of U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks and his men as they fight from the invasion of Italy to the end of World War II.[59]
2014	5	"A Fierce Domain"	Jason Healey	Presented with the Cyber Conflict Studies Association	April 10, 2014	Jun 15, 2014
Jason Healey presents a fascinating overview of military history in cyberspace.[60]
2014	6	"Losing Tim"	Janet Burroway	Think Piece Publishing	Jun 22, 2014	Apr 24, 2014
Award-winning author Janet Burroway explores the loss of her son, a military contractor, to suicide in this program sponsored by Think Piece Publishing.[61]
2014	7	"Eleven Days"	Lea Carpenter		Apr 26, 2015	May 16, 2014
In her debut novel, Lea Carpenter tells a powerful story of a mother's love as she awaits news about the fate of her son, a Navy SEAL, who is missing in action.[62]
2014	8	"Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed"	John F. Ross	Sponsored by St. Martin's Press.	Jul 20, 2014	May 29, 2014
John Ross discusses the life of WWI ace pilot Eddie Rickenbacker in his new book, "Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed."[63]
2014	9	"Return to Normandy: 70 years later, take a look back at D-Day and the invasion that led to the end of World War II"	Rick Atkinson, Carlo D'Este, Colin Beavan, Ed Ruggero, Patrick K. O’Donnell , Walter D. Ehlers, Sir Max Hastings, Antony Beevor			Jun 1, 2014
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Normandy, this compilation features excerpts from past PMML lectures and interviews by distinguished historians, authors, and servicemen. Through their works and stories of service, each of the featured speakers contributes a piece of the story of Normandy.[64]
2014	10	"General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.)"	General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.)	Leading Authorities	Aug 10, 2014	Jun 4, 2014
Retired Marine Corps four-star general John R. Allen was the longest-Serving Leader of U.S. and NATO Troops in Afghanistan. Presented in partnership with Leading Authorities, he visits PMML to share awe-inspiring stories about the most important aspects of leadership, from the strategic level to the tactical combat level.[65]
2014	11	"The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader"	Jason Redman	sponsored by Maron Electric		Jun 18, 2014
Jason Redman, a decorated U.S. Navy SEAL lieutenant who served in Colombia, Peru, Afghanistan, and Iraq, discusses his book "The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader."[63]
2014	12	"Seriously Not All Right"	Ron Capps			Jun 19, 2014
Ron Capps of the Veteran's Writing Project served in five wars in 10 years, including deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur, and Kosovo. He talks about his new book "Seriously Not All Right."
2014	13	"The Music of World War II"	Gerard McBurney			Aug 15, 2014
Noted musician, composer, music teacher, and writer Gerard McBurney, of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, discusses the works of various composers and their influences during the early years of the Second World War.[66]
2014	14	"Special Film Screening: Korengal"	Sebastian Junger		Sep 28, 2014	Sep 13, 2014
Acclaimed journalist and documentarian Sebastian Junger returns to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library for a special screening of his film, "Korengal."[67]
2014	15	"Before the First Shots are Fired: How America Can Win or Lose Off the Battlefield"	General Tony Zinni	Presented with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs,	Jan 4, 2015	Sep 25, 2014
Presented in partnership with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, retired four-star General Anthony Zinni discusses with Chicago Council President and former NATO ambassador Ivo Daalder his new book, lessons learned about America's military operations, and what is needed for future success.[68]
2014	16	"The Courage to Take Command: Leadership Lessons from a Military Trailblazer"	Col. Jill Morgenthaler	McGraw-Hill Education	Nov 9, 2014	Oct 16, 2014
Presented in partnership with McGraw-Hill Education, trailblazing female Army colonel Jill Morgenthaler shares her experiences and offers powerful leadership lessons from her new book.[69]
2014	17	"Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with Al-Qaeda"	Brig. Gen. William Mullen, Daniel R. Green	U.S. Naval Institute.	Dec 14, 2014	Oct 23, 2014
On the 11th anniversary of the founding of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans Dan Green and Brig. Gen. Bill Mullen discuss their new book, Fallujah Redux—a comprehensive account of the turning of Fallujah away from the al-Qaeda insurgency in 2007. Sponsored by the U.S. Naval Institute.[70]
2014	18	"First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit"	Patrick K. O'Donnell		Nov 30, 2014	Oct 29, 2014
Renowned combat historian and best-selling author Patrick K. O’Donnell returns to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library for a discussion of his newest book.[71]
2014	19	"Commemorating World War One: The Trial of Hate"	Marc Crépon, Michael Naas	Presented with the Consulate General of France in Chicago	Dec 28, 2014	Oct 30, 2014
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Chicago—and in celebration of the PMML's acquisition of 100 French language books about WWI — French philosopher Marc Crépon discusses his work with DePaul University’s Michael Naas, philosophy professor and chair. The lecture will explore the surge in time of war of a “culture of fear” and a “culture of the enemy” that are the first and the most formidable of the trials that must be surmounted by those who want not only to make the voice of peace heard, but to give it a chance in the future.[72]
2014	20	"War Buddies"	Tim O'Brien, Bruce Weigl	Plante Moran Blue Plate Catering	Mar 8, 2015	Nov 7, 2014
Vietnam veteran and best-selling author Tim O'Brien is joined by award-winning poet and fellow veteran Bruce Weigl for a discussion of one of the 20th Century's most controversial American conflicts. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR 2014.[73]
2014	21	"On War Military History Symposium: New Perspectives on WWII"	Gerhard L. Weinberg, Greg Burns (mod)	Plante Moran Blue Plate Catering	Mar 15, 2015	Nov 7, 2014
Noted scholar and military historian Gerhard L. Weinberg, a veteran of the U.S. Army and its post-World War II occupation of Japan, is interviewed by the Chicago Tribune's Greg Burns. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR 2014.[74]
2014	22	"On Being a Military Historian"	Carlo D'Este, Gary T. Johnson (mod)	Plante Moran Blue Plate Catering	Mar 22, 2015	Nov 7, 2014
Renowned biographer Carlo D'Este, a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, talks with Chicago History Museum President Gary Johnson about what it means to be a military historian. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR 2014.[75]
2014	23	"Dealing with Difficult Allies from the American Revolution to Today"	Allan R. Millett, John Allen Williams (mod)	Plante Moran	Mar 29, 2015	Nov 7, 2014
Author, historian, and professor Allan R. Millett, a retired colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves, sits down with Dr. John Allen Williams, USNR (Ret.), for an exploration of the perils and unanticipated outcomes of alliances among countries with differing goals. Sponsored by Plante Moran and presented as part of ON WAR 2014.[76]
2014	24	"Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic"	Mark Donald	Women for Wounded Warriors.	Jan 18, 2015	Nov 13, 2014
The most decorated Physician Assistant in the history of the United States Navy and one of the highest decorated combat veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars, former Navy SEAL Mark Donald shares his unique experiences as a warrior and medical officer.[77]
2014	25	"Courage in Conflict: What it Means to be a Hero"	Kenneth Clarke (mod), Allen Lynch, Jason Redman, Ryan Ahern	Chicago Public Library	Feb 1, 2015	Nov 20, 2014
Medal of Honor recipient Allen J. Lynch and highly decorated veterans Jason Redman and Ryan Ahern share their experiences in combat and at home in this incisive panel discussion moderated by Kenneth Clarke on what it means to be a military hero. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Public Library's One Book, One Chicago program.[78]
2014	26	"Clausewitz: His Life and Work"	Donald Stoker	Oxford University Press.	Feb 15, 2015	Dec 11, 2014
Military historian Donald Stoker discusses his perceptive biography of Carl von Clausewitz, which moves skillfully between Clausewitz's career as a soldier and his work as a theoretician and author.[79]

Episode list (2015)

Year	Episode	Title	Featured Guests	Sponsored By	Original Air Date	Original Record Date
2015	1	"Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate"	William Albracht	Penguin Random House	12 April 2015	5 Feb 2015
In October 1969, Captain William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 local militiamen. At dawn the next morning, three North Vietnamese Army regiments—some 6,000 men—crossed the Cambodian border and attacked. Now, 45 years after the harrowing showdown, Albracht tells his story for the first time in Abandoned in Hell: The Fight For Vietnam’s Fire Base Kate.[80]
2015	2	"Foreign And Domestic"	Brigadier General A. J. Tata, USA (Ret.)	Kensington Publishing Corporation	19 April 2015	24 February 2015
After a distinguished 28-year career in the U.S. Army, retired Brigadier General Anthony J. (Tony) Tata has turned from the sword to the pen. The first in a new series of novels featuring Native American and dishonorably discharged U.S. Army Captain Chayton "Jake" Mahegan, Foreign and Domestic is an exciting, realistic thriller set against the backdrop of the War in Afghanistan.[81]
2015	3	"Green on Blue"	Elliot Ackerman	Presented by Chicago Council on Global Affairs	May 10, 2015	Mar 3, 2015
Former White House Fellow and Marine Corps officer Elliot Ackerman discusses with Dr. Truman Anderson his gripping, morally complex debut novel, Green on Blue—an astonishing feat of empathy and imagination about boys caught in a deadly conflict.[82]
2015	4	"A Handful of Bullets: How the Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Still Menaces the Peace"	Harlan K. Ullman	U.S. Naval Institute Press and the United States World War One Centennial Commission.	May 24, 2015	Mar 12, 2015
Dr. Harlan K. Ullman—a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Navy and a scholar in the areas of law, diplomacy, politics, and strategy—shares his insightful historical analyses and critical recommendations to steer the nation away from danger.[83]
2015	5	"Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life"	Eric Greitens	Robert E. Sarazen	Jun 7, 2015	Mar 23, 2015
A self-help book unlike any other, best-selling author, Navy SEAL, and humanitarian Eric Greitens' Resilience is a masterpiece of warrior wisdom that shows how to overcome obstacles with positive action.[84]
2015	6	"Comics and Conflict: Patriotism and Propaganda from WWII through Operation Iraqi Freedom"	Cord A. Scott	U.S. Naval Institute Press.	Jul 5, 2015	Mar 26, 2015
Historian and professor Cord Scott shares his insightful survey of American comic book depictions of war, providing a fresh perspective on the entwined nature of cultural and military history.[85]
2015	7	"Symposium - Urban Warfare: Operational Challenges"	Dr. John Allen Williams (mod), Major General Yaacob Ayish, Major General Richard T. Devereaux U.S. Air Force (Ret.),	Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest	Jun 14, 2015	May 7, 2015
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Museum & Library will host a trio of panel discussions featuring expert commentary on the operational, ethical, and legal challenges that must be understood and overcome by governments and militaries faced with engaging enemy combatants in densely populated urban areas. Discussing the operational challenges of urban warfare are Major General Yaacob Ayish, Israeli Defense and Armed Forces Attaché to the U.S. and Canada, and Major General Richard T. Devereaux U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Director of Operational Planning, Policy, and Strategy - Headquarters, USAF. The program will be moderated by Dr. John Allen Williams, professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago.[86]
2015	8	"Symposium - Urban Warfare: Ethical Challenges"	Major General Charles Tucker (mod), Dr. Asa Kasher Laura Schwarz-Kipp Major General Daniel M. Krumrei	Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest	Jun 21, 2015	May 7, 2015
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Museum & Library will host a trio of panel discussions featuring expert commentary on the operational, ethical, and legal challenges that must be understood and overcome by governments and militaries faced with engaging enemy combatants in densely populated urban areas. Discussing the ethical challenges of urban warfare are Dr. Asa Kasher, Laura Schwarz-Kipp Professor Emeritus of Professional Ethics and Philosophy of Practice at Tel Aviv University, and Major General Daniel M. Krumrei, Adjutant General, Illinois National Guard. The program will be moderated by Major General Charles Tucker, Executive Director, World Engagement Institute and former Air Force JAG officer.[87]
2015	9	"Symposium - Urban Warfare: Legal Challenges"	Ambassador Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi (mod), John C. Dehn JD, Major General Danny Efroni	Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest	Jun 28, 2015	May 7, 2015
Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the Museum & Library will host a trio of panel discussions featuring expert commentary on the operational, ethical, and legal challenges that must be understood and overcome by governments and militaries faced with engaging enemy combatants in densely populated urban areas. Discussing the legal challenges of urban warfare are Loyola University School of Law Assistant Professor John C. Dehn, JD, a former U.S. Army judge advocate, and Major General Danny Efroni, Israeli Defense Force, Military Advocate General Corps. The program will be moderated by Ambassador Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi, Professor of Practice, Indiana University Maurer School of Law and IU School of Global and International Studies.
2015	10	"The Accidental Admiral"	James Stavridis	U.S. Naval Institute Press	2 Aug 2015	5 May 2015
A memoir of leadership and life-lessons, The Accidental Admiral offers a wealth of Stavridis' insights on management, motivation, strategic communications, planning, and the convergence of threats that will confront the United States and its allies in the near future.[88]
2015	11	"The Moro War"	James Arnold	Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker	16 Aug 2015	14 May 2015
Rich with relevance to today's news from the Middle East and a gripping piece of storytelling, James Arnold's The Moro War is a must-read to understand a formative conflict too long overlooked and to anticipate the future of U.S. involvement overseas.[89]
2015	12	"Against the Tide"	Dave Oliver	U.S. Naval Institute	23 Aug 2015	21 May 2015
A leadership book that illustrates the unique impact of Admiral Hyman Rickover's management techniques, Rear Adm. Dave Oliver's Against the Tide draws upon a wealth of untold stories to show how one man changed American and Navy culture while altering the course of history.[90]
2015	13	"The Hidden History of American at War: Untold Tales From Yorktown to Fallujah"	Kenneth C. Davis	Hachette Books	27 Sep 2015	4 Jun 2015
Bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis believes that in order to step into a better future, we must understand our past. In his book, The Hidden History of American at War: Untold Tales From Yorktown to Fallujah, Davis shares personal stories from unknown faces with important facts about six significant battles in history.[91]
2015	14	"Lost In Translation:The War On Terror's Forgotten Interpreters"	Becca Heller, Erik Malmstrom, Khalilullah Farshad Yewazi, Brigadier General Craig E. Bennett	The Chicago Council on Global Affairs	6 Sep 2015	8 Jun 2015
An incisive panel discussion on the indispensable and often under-appreciated role played by foreign interpreters during America's war on terror, and the significant challenges faced by these allies in their post-war lives; with former United States Army Infantry Officer Erik Malmstrom, former Afghani interpreter Khalilullah Farshad Yewazi, and Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project Director Becca Heller; moderated by Brigadier General Craig E. Bennett.[92]
2015	15	"Dignity of Duty"	Susan Gilbreath Lane, Frederick J. Chiaventone	Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker	13 Sep 2015	24 Jun 2015
The Museum & Library's newest original work—a personal odyssey of service from the Civil War to the Spanish-American War, offering a firsthand glimpse into the life of a 19th Century American citizen soldier—is explored in detail by Editor Susan Gilbreath Lane, Executive Editor Kenneth Clarke, and Civil War historian Frederick J. Chiaventone.[93]
2015	16	"2015 Founder's Award Recipient"	Sir Michael Howard	WYCC	15 Nov 2015	1 Sep 2015
Honored with the 2015 Founder's Literature Award, Sir Michael Howard discusses his life work with 2012 Pritzker Literature Award recipient, Sir Max Hastings. Sir Howard is regarded as Britain's finest living historian, and is credited with founding the Department of War Studies at King's College London. His most significant works of writing include War in European History, The Franco-Prussian War, and The Continental Commitment: The Dilemma of British Defense Policy in the Era of the Two World Wars.[94]
2015	17	"Meet Your Army"	Malcolm B. Frost	WYCC	1 Nov 2015	3 Sep 2015
With recent studies suggesting that the shrinking size of the U.S. military has resulted in an increasing disconnect between soldiers and civilians, newly appointed Army Chief of Public Affairs Brigadier General Malcolm Frost is heading up a nationwide initiative that aims to bring senior leaders to the public at events and appearances where they can tell the Army story in places where it is not often heard in the first person.[95]
2015	18	"Avenue of Spies"	Alex Kershaw	Members of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library	22 Nov 2015	9 Sep 2015
Alex Kershaw discusses his book, Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris. Kershaw is a New York Times Best Selling Author. [96]
2015	19	"Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"	Karen Abbott	WYCC	11 Oct 2015	15 Sep 2015
In her work of historical fiction, Karen Abbott details the lives of four women during the American Civil War. Their roles are all intriguing, courageous, and out of the ordinary.[97]
2015	20	"Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima"	Alexander Rose	Penguin Random House	29 Nov 2015	15 Oct 2015
Author Alexander Rose discusses his book, which recreates three different battles from the American Revolutionary War, American Civil War, and World War II. The book brings forth the reality of combat and how the American soldier delivers while under fire.[98]
2015	21	"The Liberation of Europe, 1945"	Gerhard Weinberg and Rebecca Wittmann	2015 Liberty Gala	17 January 2016	6 November 2015
Military historian Gerhard Weinberg and University of Toronto History Professor Rebecca Wittmann discuss the liberation of Europe in 1945, from east to west. They explore the various experiences of liberators, guards, and prisoners, and how their memories may differ from what we know and what is found in history books.[99]
2015	22	"The United States Marine Corps"	Allan Millett, Eric Kirsch	2015 Liberty Gala	31 Jan 2016	6 Nov 2015
Author Allan Millett discusses the history of the U.S. Marine Corps with Eric Kirsch, a fellow Marine and veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. This program is a part of the 2015 ON WAR Military History Symposium.[100]
2015	23	"The Rise of Germany, 1939 - 1941: The War in the West, Volume 1"	James Holland	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.	13 Dec 2015	11 Nov 2015
With in-depth research, writer James Holland, finds new ways to tell the history of World War II and debunks various myths surrounding Germany's rise from 1939 to 1941 in his new book The Rise of Germany, 1939 - 1941: The War in the West, Volume 1.[101]
2015	24	"Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of Argonne"	Douglas V. Mastriano	The United States World War One Centennial Commission	29 Oct 2015	6 Dec 2015
Winner of the 2015 Colby Award, Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of Argonne explores the life of Alvin C. York, the "reluctant hero of World War I." York received a Medal of Honor for his capture of 132 German soldiers on October 18, 1918 in France. Author Douglas V. Mastriano uses archives, military terrain analysis, and forensic study to authentically tell the life story of Alvin York.[102]

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