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Craig M. Mullaney: The Unforgiving Minute

Craig M. Mullaney: The Unforgiving Minute It can take an entire life's worth of experiences to form the balance of a single, unforgiving minute on a mountain ridge in Afghanistan. Driven to…

Stephen Wolf, Captain

Stephen Wolf Interview Transcription Stephen Wolf, Captain Like many of his generation, Stephen Wolf's decision to join the Army came from the terrible events of September 11, 2001, as well as…

Sir Max Hastings: Inferno

Sir Max Hastings: Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 No matter how far the fire may have spread — standing in the midst of an inferno, one sees only flames. Inferno is a single-volume history…

Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb: Haunting Legacy

Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb: Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the American Presidency from Ford to Obama Saigon fell, South Vietnam collapsed, and American boots left the ground in 1975. But one…

Eric Greitens: The Heart and the Fist

Eric Greitens: The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL As a young man, Eric Greitens felt a call to service in his heart; years later, he felt a call to…

James Mulvaney, Lieutenant

James Mulvaney Interview Transcription James Mulvaney, Lieutenant James Mulvaney, who joined the Infantry as an officer after graduating from DePaul University's ROTC program, was…

James H. Mukoyama, Major General

Maj. Gen. James Mukoyama Interview Transcription James H. Mukoyama, Major General Major General James H. Mukoyama had a long and illustrious military career which includes combat patrols in…

John McNalis, Chaplain

Father John McNalis Interview Transcription John McNalis, Chaplain Father John McNalis served as a military chaplain on Air Force bases between 1973 and 1997, completing  brief assignments…

John Woodbridge and Maurice Possley: Hitler in the Crosshairs

John Woodbridge and Maurice Possley: Hitler in the Crosshairs: A GI's Story of Courage and Faith 16 Prinzregenten Platz was one of many apartments in that middle-class part of Munich, but it had…

Irving Ellis, Major

Irving Ellis Interview Transcription Irving Ellis, Major Irving Ellis fought as an infantryman throughout the European Theater of Operations of World War II and served as a training officer…

Donald E. Casey, 2nd Lieutenant

Donald Casey Interview Transcription Donald E. Casey, 2nd Lieutenant After enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program in 1942, Donald Casey flew combat missions over…

Jonathan Riley: Decisive Battles

Jonathan Riley: Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm In Decisive Battles: From Yorktown to Operation Desert Storm, Jonathon Riley draws on his personal experience as a soldier…

Refighting the Pacific War - Alternate History and the Battle of Midway

Refighting the Pacific War - Alternate History and the Battle of Midway  Jim Bresnahan leads a panel of historians in exploring an alternate history of World War II in this episode of Citizen…

Lake Michigan's Lost World War II Aircraft

Lake Michigan's Lost World War II Aircraft  Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy converted two lake steamers into aircraft carriers upon which inexperienced pilots performed…

Jonathan W. Jordan: Brothers, Rivals, Victors

Jonathan W. Jordan: Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe Jonathan W. Jordan is the author of the award-winning book…

Barrett Tillman: Enterprise

Barrett Tillman: Enterprise The USS Enterprise (CV-6) fought at Pearl Harbor, Midway, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.  All told, the Enterprise took part in twenty major battles during…

Lawrence J. Littel, Private First Class

Lawrence Littel Interview Transcription Lawrence J. Littel, Private First Class Lawrence Littel was drafted into the Army (160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Division) during World War II, given…

Sandra Grimes: Circle of Treason

Sandra Grimes: Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed From May through December 1985 the CIA experienced the unparalleled loss of its stable of Soviet…

Max Boot: Invisible Armies

Max Boot: Invisible Armies Invisible Armies by Max Boot examines the evolution of guerrilla warfare and terrorism, spanning 5,000 years of global history, leading up to the contemporary conflicts…

Folds of Honor

Folds of Honor Since 2007, the Folds of Honor has carried forth this singular, noble mission. To provide educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service…