2017
Moderated by Laura Washington, this collaboration between the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Pritzker Military Museum and Library presents a powerful conversation between veterans from World War II, Vietnam, and the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. The different generations of veterans discuss the ways in which military service has changed over the last 60 years, consistent practices among the military, as well as how their sacrifice shapes the world today.
Feb 2020
Dr. John Morrow Jr. discusses some of the overlooked aspects of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the largest battles in which American forces have ever fought. While most scholars when writing about the Bulge focus on Bastogne and General Patton, Morrow puts the battle into context and illuminates other aspects of this important WWII battle.
Feb 2020
A panel of military experts discuss the history of one of America's oldest Navy ships, USS Olympia. From the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, to its final mission of carrying the body of an unknown soldier from France to the United States in 1921, the story of USS Olympia represents and solidifies the United States' emergence as a world naval power.