

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.
Episodes
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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.

Nov 12, 2023 • 45min
Soviet Amphibious Warfare
Dr. John Sherwood interviews PhD-candidate Ben Claremont on Soviet Amphibious Warfare doctrine.
This interview was conducted as a result of the US Naval Academy History Department's biennial McMullen Naval History Symposium.

Nov 8, 2023 • 28min
The Viking Sword
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the US Naval Academy Museum, interviews Naval Academy English Department Professor Jill Fitzgerald on how she's used a Viking sword in the museum's collection to teach her class.

Nov 5, 2023 • 1h 7min
Vice Admiral Doug Crowder, USN (ret) and "Sea Stories"
Dr. John Sherwood interviews retired Vice Admiral Doug Crowder about his books and Sea Stories.

Nov 2, 2023 • 43min
The Economics of Seapower
Dr. John Sherwood of the Naval History & Heritage Command interviews Dr. Ahmed Rahman of Lehigh University (and formerly with the Economics Department of the US Naval Academy) on the economics of seapower.
This episode was conducted as part of the USNA History Department's biennial McMullen Naval History Symposium in which some of the presenters were asked to join us on Preble Hall to discuss their work.

Oct 29, 2023 • 1h
NATO Navies
The views and statements of all guests are their personal views and not those of their governments or military, in this case Germany and the German Federal Armed Forces.

Oct 25, 2023 • 23min
Treasure Convoys, the Panama Route, and the Civil War
Dr. John Sherwood, historian with the Naval History & Heritage Command, interviews Dr. Neil Chatelain about his research on moving gold during the Civil War. This interview was one of a series conducted during the Naval Academy History Department's biennial

Oct 22, 2023 • 45min
The Worst Military Leaders
Dr. John Sherwood, a historian at the Naval History & Heritage Command, interviews Dr. Chuck Steele, a professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy, about his book on the worst military leaders