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USS Impervious and Mine Countermeasures in Desert Storm: Capt David Jackson
Mine Warfare on the Preble Hall Podcast! Captain Dave Jackson, USN-Ret, served as CO of Impervious (MSO-449) during Operation Desert Storm. He joins Stephen Phillips i...
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, U...
Marine Insurance in the Early Republic: Hannah Farber
Abby talks to Hannah Farber to about a topic that was central to the economy of the early United States: insurance. Dr. Farber's book is _Underwriters of the United S...
The Academy and Women's Suffrage in 1912
On the evening of February 15, 1912, three one-act plays were performed at the Colonial Theatre in Annapolis to bring attention to women's suffrage, eight years before...
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 ...
The Birth of the Strike Fighter: The Naval Career of Joseph Dyer
How did the Navy end up with one fighter to rule them all-- the F/A-18E/F? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Vice Admir...
Rendering Safe an unexploded Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31)
LCDR Tony Nahitchevansky, USN-Ret, joins Stephen Phillips to discuss responding to and rendering safe an Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) during "The Tanker Wa...
To Rule the Waves: Dr. Bruce Jones and the Critical Role of the Oceans in Modern Life
How do globalization, containerization, Chinese aspirations, and climate change fit together? Tyler interviews Dr. Bruce Jones of the Brookings Institution about his n...
Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront
Dan Green, PhD is a Commander in the Navy Reserve. On this episode, he discusses his latest book, "Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront"
Confederate Boat Burners: Laura June Davis
Abby talks to Dr. Laura June Davis about maritime sabotage in the Civil War: Confederate boat burners.
Army Week 2021: Mark McCallister and Bill the Goat
For Army Week 2021, Stephen Phillips discusses the origins of Bill the Goat as Navy's mascot and interviews Mark McCallister, USNA '19, who served as the Spirit Squad'...
President Tyler, USS Princeton (1843), and the Peacemaker Explosion
Stephen Phillips and author Stan Haynes discuss Haynes' historical novel, And Tyler No More, which includes a historically accurate account of USS Princeton (1843), th...
OP-60 and the Maritime Strategy: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 2
What was the "Maritime Strategy"? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and uniqu...
Troublemakers in Tahiti: Consolation Prize
Today's episode is a cross-post from the podcast Consolation Prize. When the United States began to establish official commercial relations with Tahiti, the government...
The Naval Air War in Vietnam: John Sherwood
Stephen Phillips interviews Dr. John Sherwood of the Naval History and Heritage Command and the author of Afterburner: Naval Aviators and the Vietnam War on the Naval ...
From Pigs and Chickens to OP-60: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 1
What did it take to join those responsible for US naval strategic planning during the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Capta...
Draper Kauffman and the UDT in World War II: Guy Nasuti
Steve talks to Guy Nasuti about Draper Kauffman and the UDT in World War II.
Piracy, Revolution, Witchcraft, and War: Ben Schaffer
Abby talks to Ben Schaffer, whose paper "The Sloop Mary: How One 17th-century Massachusetts Naval Vessel Navigated the Golden Age of Piracy, the Glorious Revolution, t...
How (and Why) do We Teach History to Naval Officers?
Why (and how) do we teach naval history to midshipmen at the US Naval Academy? Tyler conducts a teaching round table with Lieutenant McKenzie "Mac" Anderson, USN, Majo...
The Brown Water Navy in Vietnam: John Sherwood
In this episode, Steve talks to Dr. John Sherwood about the brown water navy in Vietnam. Be sure to check out Sherwood's book, which you can find here: https://www.his...
Naval Science in the Nineteenth Century: Jason Smith
Abby talks to Dr. Jason Smith about his work studying naval science, particularly the science of hydrography, in the nineteenth-century American navy. We also talk abo...
Teaching Epidemic History
Tyler interviews Major Joe Eanett, USAF, on his efforts to teach midshipmen the history of epidemic disease, as well as his plans for future studies. Maj. Eanett has j...
The USS Samuel B. Roberts Mine Strike: Captain Paul Rinn, USN-Ret
In this episode, host Steve Phillips talks with Captain Paul Rinn of the USS Samuel B. Roberts about the heroic efforts to save the vessel after it was struck by a min...
The Flying Aircraft Carrier: Airships and Early Experiments in Scout Aviation
Tyler interviews Major Joe Eanett, USAF, about the origins, characteristics, and military uses of the rigid airship. Maj. Eanett has just completed his tour as an inst...
A Maritime History Career: Bill Fowler
In this episode, Abby talks to her PhD advisor, Bill Fowler, professor emeritus at Northeastern University, whose career as a maritime and naval historian has taken ma...
This Human Life: Walter Gibson, Part 3
This is part three of This Human Life, where our hosts continue the story of Walter Gibson, nineteenth-century adventurer.
This Human Life: Walter Gibson, Part 2
This episode (the second of three) continues with the remarkable life of the 19th century American adventurer, who after nearly inciting a war between the US and the N...
Phase 2 Trailer
We're gearing up for the next phase of Preble Hall, which will be be co-hosted by Abby Mullen, Steve Phillips, and Tyler Pitrof. Get to know the new hosts a little bit...
This Human Life: Walter Gibson, Part 1
"This Human Life" is one of three new podcast series from the U.S. Naval Academy's History Department. The three series are being introduced through the Preble Hall p...
Au revoir: The "Eleventy-First" and Final Episode for the Museum's Director.
Dr. Claude Berube taught in the Political Science and History Departments at the U.S. Naval Academy from 2005 to 2021. From 2012 to 2021, he served as Director of the...