Pritzker Military Library Presents - Season 9 (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.

Jason Healey presents a fascinating overview of military history in cyberspace.

Award-winning author Janet Burroway explores the loss of her son, a military contractor, to suicide in this program.

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.

Eddie Rickenbacker, perhaps more than anyone, helped America usher in a new era of technology in the early 20th century.

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.

Ron Capps served in five wars in ten years, in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Darfur.

Acclaimed writer and journalist Sebastian Junger returns to the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for a discussion of his new film, Korengal.

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.

Trailblazing female Army colonel Jill Morgenthaler shares her experiences and offers powerful leadership lessons from her new book.

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.

French philosopher Marc Crépon discusses his work with DePaul University's Michael Naas, philosophy professor and chair.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Highly decorated military veterans Allen Lynch, Jason Redman, and Ryan Ahern share their experiences in combat and beyond in this incisive panel discussion on what it means to be a hero.

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.