
Preble Hall
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.
Latest episodes

Dec 12, 2023 • 1h 18min
The Neptune Factor
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the US Naval Academy Museum, interviews Dr. Nicholas Lambert on his forthcoming book, "The Neptune Factor: Alfred Thayer Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power".
Dr. Lambert completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Oxford University. He was the Class of 1957 Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy from 2016 to 2018. His previous books include Sir John Fisher’s Naval Revolution, Planning Armageddon, and The War Lords and the Gallipoli Disaster.

Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 6min
Admiral Sir Ian Forbes
Dr. John Sherwood interviews Admiral Sir Ian Forbes on his combat experiences on HMS Glamorgan during the Falklands War.

Dec 9, 2023 • 50min
Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson
Dr. John Sherwood of NHHC interviews Vice Admiral Cutler Dawson on his book From the Sea to the C-Suite: Lessons from the Bridge to the Corner Office.

Dec 8, 2023 • 17min
My Mids are Awesome
In this short episode, I asked some of the plebes from my naval history class to say a few words about their research papers. This semester I asked them to write about something from the history of the Naval Academy.

Dec 3, 2023 • 30min
Questioning the Carrier Opportunities in Fleet Design for the U.S. Navy
Dr. Claude Berube interviews Commander Jeff Vandenengel about his new book, "Questioning the Carrier."
Jeff Vandenengel is a naval officer with tours on three fast-attack submarines. Winner of the 2019 Admiral Willis Lent Award as the most tactically proficient submarine department head in the Pacific Fleet, he deployed to the Western Pacific three times and to the Atlantic during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Nov 30, 2023 • 25min
Naval Medicine
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the US Naval Academy, interviews Dr. Cori Convertito, Curator and Historian of the Key West Art and Historical Society about her work on maritime medicine in the Royal Navy.

Nov 26, 2023 • 27min
Areas of Operation during the Civil War
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the US Naval Academy Museum, interviews Naval Academy graduate Dwight Hughes about his presentation during the 2023 McMullen Naval History Symposium.

Nov 22, 2023 • 47min
Andrew Blackley discusses his naval history articles
Dr. Tyler Pitrof interviews Andrew Blackley on some of his recent naval history articles.

Nov 19, 2023 • 30min
The Maine Maritime Museum
Samantha Sauer of the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine discusses experiential learning and the role of her museum.
This interview was conducted during the 2023 McMullen History Symposium at the US Naval Academy

Nov 15, 2023 • 25min
USMC Aviation in World War II & Midway
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the US Naval Academy, interviews retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Pete Owen on his doctoral dissertation about US Marine Corps aviation during World War 2.
This interview was conducted as one of a series with presenters of the 2023 McMullen Naval History Symposium, a biennial event organized by the US Naval Academy History Department.