Pritzker Military Library Presents - Season 17 (2022)

The panel explores what military history is and how it is useful today.

The panel explores how historians address the extent of violence employed by armed forces, how they treat incidents of atrocity, the contexts in which they occur, and how they examine and evaluate efforts to limit the use of force.

The panelists explore the roles that museums play in the commemoration of military service, and how they are impacted by popular and academic understandings of military history.

Military history scholars who are currently engaged in researching, writing, and evaluating the histories of military operations since the 1990s discuss how various audiences use their work.

Matthew S. Muehlbauer, Alexander Vindman, Ian Kelly, and Richard Farkas discuss the war in Ukraine.

Dr. Matthew S. Muehlbauer talks with Robert Jefferson, Scarlett Kim, and Heather Stur, about the issues that shape the challenges of incorporating minorities, women, and immigrants into America's armed forces.

General Breedlove and Ambassador Hutchison, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO during the Trump administration to Chicago discuss the new age of NATO with moderation provided by General Joseph Votel (Ret.)

Dr. Andrew Hammond talks with Chris Costa, and John Quattrocki about Cold War intelligence and espionage.