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
Oct 30, 2022 • 54min
NHHC and Leyte Gulf
Dr. Martin Waldmen, Deputy Branch Head of the Histories Division at Naval History and Heritage Command, discusses its latest book on the Battle of Leyte Gulf
Oct 23, 2022 • 42min
The Artist's Journey
To see the museum and Kristin Cronic's art, go to 3DTour :: Museum :: USNA
Oct 16, 2022 • 36min
A Great and Rising Nation: US Naval Expeditions of the 19th Century
Dr. Michael Verney of Drury University discusses his book, "A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic."
Oct 10, 2022 • 29min
Demolition Divers of WW2
Oct 9, 2022 • 33min
Sailors, Caribbean Trade, and National Boundaries in the Late Nineteenth Century
Kevin Grubbs is a PhD candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi. His dissertation, entitled “Forgotten Goods: Sailors, Caribbean Trade, and National Boundaries in the Late Nineteenth Century,” analyzes the impact of sailors on the development of community and capitalism along the Gulf Coast. He has also been published in the Journal of Mississippi History on runaway slaves and the interstate slave trade. Previous conference papers include “No Other Means of Prevention: Smuggling and Caribbean Relations in the Postbellum South” and “Crime on the Margin: The Limits of Authority in Caribbean Port Cities.”
Sep 25, 2022 • 35min
From the North Pole to Nuclear Power: Admiral Al Kelln
Admiral Al Kelln, US Naval Academy Class of 1952 discusses his early career as the first person to fly over, walk on, and sail under the North Pole and as Chief Engineer of USS Enterprise
Sep 19, 2022 • 29min
The Museum at West Point
David Reel, Executive Director of the Museum at West Point, discusses that historic facility and its collection.
Sep 18, 2022 • 31min
Secrets in Depth by CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD
Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD to discuss his career as a Navy Diver, Special Operations Officer, and Engineering Duty Officer, to include the world of submarine rescue all of which influence Dituri's novel, "Secrets in Depth." Secrets in Depth by Joseph DituriThe Terrible Hours by Peter MaasDr. Deep Sea - http://drdeepsea.com/Hyperbaric Oxygen Clinic Tampa -http://hbotampa.com/ takes one directly to: https://underseaoxygenclinic.com/
Sep 4, 2022 • 25min
Millenium Challenge 2002: Being There
What was it like to work through Millenium Challenge, a major war game exercise in 2002? This episode's guest, Bill Rearick, discusses what it was like behind the scenes.
Aug 27, 2022 • 43min
150th Episode Hotwash
Podcast co-hosts Marcus Jones, Abby Mullen, Steve Phillips, Tyler Pitrof, and Claude Berube discuss some of the highlights of the first 150 episodes, the value of podcasts for oral history, historians they'd like to interview, and more.
Thanks to all the listeners for joining us on this journey so far. We appreciate your support and hope you'll continue to enjoy the podcast.
