Pritzker Military Library Presents - Season 8 (2013)

Stanley McChrystal discusses his memoir, My Share of the Task.

Max Boot discusses his non-fiction book, Invisible Armies.

Bryan Battaglia discusses the issues facing today's Armed Forces personnel.

LeOna Kriesel (Cox) was a 27-year-old recent college graduate and teacher when she was recruited for the American Red Cross. From 1943 to 1945, LeOna ran enlisted men's social clubs in Constantine, Algeria, and Rome, Italy.

Robert Edsel discusses his book, Saving Italy, and the work of the Monuments Men during WWII.

Rick Atkinson discusses his history, The Guns at Last Light.

Professor Aaron Belkin discusses his book, Bring Me Men: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire, 1898 to 2001, about understanding the contradictory nature of warrior masculinity and its role in American empire.

Thomas Fleming discusses his history of the American Civil War, entitled A Disease in the Public Mind.

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. A decade in the making, The Last of the Doughboys is a sweeping new look at our forgotten World War, and...

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. The author and his fellow Bonecrushers watched as the city went from sectarian fighting amongst the Shiite and Sunnis, to an all-out jihad ...

Terry McKnight discusses his book, Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia.

In a special program celebrating the unveiling of The Crossing, artist James Dietz and historian Richard Frank discuss with moderator Paul Hastings the history of Illinois' 132nd Infantry Regiment and its important role in the pivotal WWII Battle of Guadalcanal. JAMES DIETZ is a historical painter who strives to depict the story behind his paintings. Dietz uses the combination of people, their actions, costumes, surroundings, and the atmosphere throughout his compositions to create the semblance of historical fact, adventure, and romance. RICHARD FRANK is a lawyer and...

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. Just before 6:00 a.m. on October 3, 2009, Combat Outpost Keating was attacked by Taliban insurgents. The fifty-three U.S. troops stationed there, at the bottom of three steep mountains, were severely outnumbered by nearly four hundred Taliban fighters. Though the Americans ultimately prevailed - with two soldiers earning the Medal of Honor for their actions - their casualties made it one of ...

Frank Leith Jones discusses his book, Blowtorch: Robert Komer, Vietnam, and American Cold War Strategy.

General Robert W. Cone assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on April 29, 2011. General Cone graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an Armor Officer in June 1979. His first duty assignment was in the 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, from January 1980 until December 1984. In July 1985, General Cone began studies at the University of Texas, Austin, earning a Master's Degree in Sociology and upon completion in 1987 was assigned to the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West...

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.

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.

In this exciting program Sir Max Hastings gives the audience a sneak peak into his new book, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War.

This anthology covers four discussions from the Pritzker Military Museum and Library's On War: The Best Military Histories featuring Tim O'Brien, Karl Marlantes, Allan R. Millett, Gerhard Weinberg and Sir Max Hastings.

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.

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.