Preble Hall
U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Dr. Stephen Phillips
A naval history podcast from Preble Hall - the United States Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. Preble Hall will interview historians, practitioners, military personnel, and other experts on a variety of naval history topics from ancient history to recent history.
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May 16, 2022 • 60min
Great Power Competition: The US, the UK & Torpedoes in the early 20th Century
Dr. Kate Epstein of Rutgers University-Camden discusses her work on early 20th century relations between the US and the UK, their navies, and the development of the torpedo.
May 9, 2022 • 27min
Interview with Kit Chellel co-author of "Dead in the Water"
Link to Dead in the Water on Amazon.com
May 2, 2022 • 1h 2min
Forgetting the Maritime Strategy: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 4
What happened to strategic planning in the Navy after the end of the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. This is a continuation of episode 140.
Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 7min
Interview with Captain Wendy Lawrence, USN-Ret, 1st USNA Woman in Space
Astronaut Wendy Lawrence –Celebrating STS-86 – The Story of “Too Tall & Too Short” - & Missions to Mir: https://youtu.be/qnFIOAmy8tYAstraFemina: https://astrafemina.org/
Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
From OP-60 to Colin Powell: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 3
What was it like to be at NATO headquarters during the collapse of the Eastern Bloc? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and unique insight into strategic planning in the US Navy in the late- and immediate post-Cold War periods. This is a continuation of the story begun in episode 124.
Mar 14, 2022 • 44min
USS Impervious and Mine Countermeasures in Desert Storm: Capt David Jackson
The Surface Navy Association lecture / discussion mentioned in this episode can be found via the SNA facebook page. It was entitled - Naval Heritage Program: The Mining and Saving of USS Princeton and USS Tripoli During Desert Storm: https://www.facebook.com/navysna/videos/230965752544249
Mar 7, 2022 • 48min
Naval Academy Sea Trials
Sea Trials have become a major event at the end of every academic year at the Naval Academy. What are they and how did they start? In this episode Major Robert Shea, USMC, talks about today's sea trials while CAPT Shiho Rybski and CAPT Mike Wisecup recall how a few midshipmen kicked them off in the mid 1990s.
Feb 24, 2022 • 46min
Marine Insurance in the Early Republic: Hannah Farber
Find Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding here.
Feb 14, 2022 • 49min
The Academy and Women's Suffrage in 1912
The play, "A Close Call," is read through by midshipmen volunteers at the Museum known as the "Monuments Mids." They provide countless support to the preservation and education mission of the Naval Academy Museum.
Feb 3, 2022 • 43min
Captain Jim Lovell, USN (Ret)
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the USNA Museum, and Dr. Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy Captain and former Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, interview Captain James Lovell, USN (Ret), USNA Class of 1952 and NASA Astronaut
