Pritzker Military Library Presents

- Season 2

(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.

Author Patrick K. O'Donnell discusses his new book, "We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah".

Author Max Boot discusses his new book, "War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today".

Author Jeff Shaara discusses his new book, "The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II".

Ed Tracy interviews Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum, Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Officer for more than 27 years.

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.

Historian John Wukovits discusses his new book, "Eisenhower: A Biography".

Professor Gabor Boritt discusses his new book, "Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech That Nobody Knows".

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".

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.

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".

Ed Tracy interviews retired Navy aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.

Author Ed Ruggero discusses his new book, "The First men In: U.S. Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day".

Author Dave Palmer discusses his new book, "George Washington & Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots".

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.

Ed Tracy interviews Leo K. Thorsness, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient.

Historian Donald L. Miller discusses his new book, "Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany".

Author Jerry Crimmins discusses his new book about early Chicago history, "Fort Dearborn".

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.

Author James S. Robbins discusses his new book, "Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point".

Author Ian W. Toll discusses his new book, "Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy".

Artist Steve Mumford describes his watercolors and sketches of every day life among U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens, "Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq".

Author James M. Olson discusses his new book, "Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying".

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.

Author Mark DePue discusses his new book, "Patrolling Baghdad: A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq".

Army veteran Cole C. Kingseed discusses his new book, "Old Glory Stories: American Combat Leadership in World War II".

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.

Author Andro Linklater discusses his new book, "The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity".

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.

Author and reporter Charles Jones discusses his new book, "Boys of '67: From Vietnam to Iraq, the Extraordinary Story of a Few Good Men".

Scholar, author and combat veteran John Nagl discusses his new book, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam".

Author Kerry Trask discusses his new book on the Sauk Indians, "Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America".

Commentator Michael Doubler discusses his new monograph, "The National Guard & The War on Terror: The Attacks of 9/11 and Homeland Security".

Authors Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully discuss their new book, "Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway".

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."

Ed Tracy interviews Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Ronald E. Rosser.

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.

Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Allen J. Lynch.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Tim Weiner discusses his new book, "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA".

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".

Ed Tracy turns the tables on host John Callaway for an interview on Callaway's 50 years in broadcast journalism.

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.

Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Roger H. C. Donlon.

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.

Author Rick Atkinson discusses his World War II history, "The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944".

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Historian Chandra Manning discusses her new book, "What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War".

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".