• 2006
  • 55m
Pritzker Military Library Presents

Summary Each episode looks at a different aspect of military history, military affairs, and/or international relations. View more details

  • 2006
  • 55m

Pritzker Military Library Presents

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Jay DeVon Johnson Ed Tracy Kenneth Clarke Aaron Pylinski

All cast & crew

8.2

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 5, 2006

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Summary Each episode looks at a different aspect of military history, military affairs, and/or international relations. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Apr 5, 2006

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official Facebook Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 05, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: The Economics of National Security
Join John Callaway and his panel of experts to explore the real cost of the war on terror and its implications for the future.
Episode 2 • Apr 12, 2006
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Author James L. Swanson discusses his book, "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer".
Episode 3 • Apr 19, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Paul Bucha
Host Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Paul Bucha.
Episode 4 • Apr 26, 2006
Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont
Author Kevin J. Weddle discusses his new book, "Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont".
Episode 5 • May 03, 2006
The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century
Col. Thomas X. Hammes discusses his new book, "The Sling and The Stone: On War in the 21st Century".
Episode 6 • May 10, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: 36 Days on Iwo Jima
Join John Callaway for an interview with two veterans of Iwo Jima - William Hudson and Col. Gerald Russell, USMC (Ret.).
Episode 7 • May 17, 2006
W.E.B. Griffin
Interview with author W.E.B. Griffin.
Episode 8 • May 24, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: Gen. Tony Zinni
Join John Callaway for a discussion featuring General Anthony Zinni, Benjamin Page and Charles Glaser on Zinni's new book, "The Battle For Peace".
Episode 9 • May 31, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Gary L. Littrell
Interview with Medal of Honor recipient Gary L. Littrell.
Episode 10 • Jun 07, 2006
Kristin Henderson
Journalist Kristin Henderson discusses her new book, "While They're At War: The True Stories of American Families on the Homefront".
Episode 11 • Jun 14, 2006
Ordinary Heroes
Author Scott Turow discusses his new book, "Ordinary Heroes: A Novel".
Episode 12 • Jun 21, 2006
Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War
Author Neil Hanson discusses his new book, "Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War".
Episode 13 • Jun 28, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Wesley L. Fox
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient Wesley L. Fox.
Episode 14 • Jul 06, 2006
Open Target
Author Clark Kent Ervin discusses his new book, "Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack" and his first-hand experiences as former Department of Homeland Security Inspector General.
Episode 15 • Jul 12, 2006
Guests of the Ayatollah
Author Mark Bowden discusses his new book, "Guests of the Ayatollah".
Episode 16 • Jul 19, 2006
Operation Jedburgh
Author Colin Beavan discusses his new book, "Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War".
Episode 17 • Jul 26, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: George 'Bud' Day
Ed Tracy interviews Medal of Honor recipient George "Bud" Day, the nation's most highly decorated soldier since General Douglas MacArthur. In a military career spanning 34 years and 3 wars, Day received nearly 70 decorations and awards, of which more than 50 are for combat.
Episode 18 • Aug 02, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: Crisis and Conflict in the Middle East
John Callaway and his guests examine the changing tide in the US engagement in Iraq on Front & Center.
Episode 19 • Aug 09, 2006
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Author Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses her award-winning new book, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln".
Episode 20 • Aug 16, 2006
Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Battlefield historian Edwin Bearss discusses his new book, "Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War".
Episode 21 • Aug 23, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Sammy Davis
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis.
Episode 22 • Aug 30, 2006
One Bullet Away
Author Nathaniel Fick discusses his new book, "One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer".
Episode 23 • Sep 06, 2006
Charlie Wilson's War
Author George Crile discusses his new book, "Charlie Wilson's War", and the forthcoming movie starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
Episode 24 • Sep 13, 2006
Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle
Jonna Doolittle Hoppes discusses her new book, "Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle - Aviation Pioneer and World War II Hero".
Episode 25 • Sep 20, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Robert L. Howard
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Robert L. Howard.
Episode 26 • Sep 27, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Join Joseph L. Galloway and Hal Moore, with host John Callaway, who will explore how one identifies the right story, verifies the details, and writes a compelling article...on deadline...on Front and Center with John Callaway.
Episode 27 • Oct 07, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: The Politics of War
Join John Callaway and his expert panelists Bruce DuMont, John Allen ("Jay") Williams and Timothy J. (Tim) McNulty as they explore the politics of war and their impact on US policy on Front and Center.
Episode 28 • Oct 14, 2006
Playing with the Enemy
Author Gary W. Moore discusses his new book, "Playing with the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams".
Episode 29 • Oct 21, 2006
AWOL
Journalists Frank Schaeffer and Kathy Roth-Douquet discuss their new book, "AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service - and How It Hurts Our Country".
Episode 30 • Oct 28, 2006
Operation Homecoming
Author Andrew Carroll discusses his new book, "Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, In the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families".
Episode 31 • Nov 04, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: Capt. Jim Lovell
Episode 32 • Nov 11, 2006
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Author Thomas Ricks discusses his new book, "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq".
Episode 33 • Nov 18, 2006
Chicago History Museum: 150th Anniversary
Ed Tracy interviews the Chicago History Museum's President, Gary Johnson and Vice President for Interpretation and Education Phyllis Rabineau, on the 150th anniversary of the Chicago Historical Society and its reopening as the Chicago History Museum.
Episode 34 • Nov 25, 2006
Winston Groom
Novelist and historian Winston Groom (author of "Forrest Gump" and "Conversations with the Enemy") joins Ed Tracy for an interview on his career and recent books.
Episode 35 • Dec 02, 2006
Front & Center with John Callaway: Battlefield Ministry
Join John Callaway and his guests as they explore how today's military chaplains prepare for and live their ministry of service to soldiers on the battlefield and their families back on base.
Episode 36 • Dec 09, 2006
Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy: Michael Thornton & Thomas Norris
Ed Tracy interviews Vietnam War Navy SEALs and Medal of Honor recipients Michael Thornton and Thomas Norris.
Episode 37 • Dec 16, 2006
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails
Author Tom Wheeler discusses his new book, "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Untold Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War".
Episode 38 • Dec 23, 2006
The Few
Author Alex Kershaw discusses his new book, "The Few: The American 'Knights of the Air' Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain".
Episode 39 • Dec 30, 2006
Knocking Down Barriers
Author Steve Huntley discusses his new book, written with Truman K. Gibson Jr., "Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight for Black America".
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