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John Wukovits: Eisenhower: A Biography
John Wukovits: Eisenhower: A Biography In the third installment of the Great Generals series, World War Two expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare…
Kimberly Dozier: Breathing The Fire
Kimberly Dozier: Breathing The Fire: Fighting to Report - And Survive - The War in Iraq A story on Memorial Day in Iraq was guaranteed to make the network news, figured Kimberly Dozier. She didn't…
Rufus Phillips: Why Vietnam Matters
Rufus Phillips: Why Vietnam Matters: An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned As the new Vice President, Lyndon Johnson came away from his first cabinet meeting impressed. Kennedy, he thought,…
Carlo D'Este: Warlord
Carlo D'Este: Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 After his first personal experience of battle, at 23 years of age, Winston Churchill wrote that "war, disguise it as you may,…
Joe Galloway and Hal Moore: We Are Soldiers Still
Joe Galloway and Hal Moore: We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam They were soldiers once, and young - and today, though many years older, they are soldiers still. …
Front & Center with John Callaway: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Front & Center with John Callaway: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: At Home and Abroad Their missions range from the deserts of Iraq to the wetlands of the United States, involving construction…
Medal of Honor Recipient Richard Pittman Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Richard Pittman Interview As a high school student, Pittman was inspired by President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, and decided that his call to service lay in the…
Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Thornton Interview
Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Thornton Lt. Thomas Norris had a dangerous mission to complete, and he had his pick of men to join him. He chose a 23 year old Navy SEAL named Michael Thornton…
Alex Kershaw: Escape from the Deep
Alex Kershaw: Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew The USS Tang had a service record like no other submarine in the Pacific. Over the course of…
Front & Center with John Callaway: The Two Koreas
Front & Center with John Callaway: The Two Koreas: What is the Way Forward? At the time of this recording, North Korea had recently threatened to turn South Korea into a "sea of fire" and…
Burke O'Gorman: End of Watch
Edward M. Burke and Thomas J. O'Gorman: End of Watch: Chicago Police Killed in the Line of Duty 1853-2006 Constable James Quinn was the first. He had arrested a suspected thief in the Sands, a…
Bruce Chadwick: 1858
Bruce Chadwick: 1858 In 1858, fate had yet to pay its call on them. Abraham Lincoln was giving galvanizing speeches across Illinois...and losing an election. Jefferson Davis was suffering the…
Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, USA and Mrs. Ann Campbell
Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, USA and Mrs. Ann Campbell In May, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) completed its year-long rotation in Eastern Afghanistan. The Screaming Eagles formed the…
Front & Center with John Callaway: Israel
Front & Center with John Callaway: Israel: A Strategic Review With the Iraq war a key focal point in the 2008 presidential primaries, Israel garnered few headlines—yet the strategic interests…
NATO Photo Exhibit Opening
NATO Exhibition Opening at the Pritzker Military Library NATO Commander Admiral James Stavridis, NATO Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, City of Chicago…
Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in Europe virtually
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library is available virtually as a resource for this momentous occasion.
Pritzker Military Museum opens D-Day exhibit on 75th anniversary of invasion
Six veterans from the assault on Normandy recorded their stories for the exhibit. Medal of Honor recipient Walter Ehlers is among six D-Day veterans whose stories are included in video and audio…
Statement on the Resignation of President & CEO Kenneth Clarke and Selection of John Schwan as Interim
Through a Change of Command ceremony, Pritzker Military Museum & Library announced John Schwan as the interim president and chief executive officer of the Museum & Library, following the…
John M. Roddy, Jr.
A sailor who served on board multiple amphibious landing ships in WWII, MOMM3C Roddy's service is remembered by the Roddy Girls. John M. Roddy, Jr. was born on 16 July 1926 in Chicago, Illinois…
Thomas Zipprich
U.S. Navy veteran Thomas Zipprich is honored for his service by Sue Zipprich. Commissioned an Ensign, in 1962, after completing OCS. Assigned to USS Surfbird (ADG-383), as Communications /…
