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9/11 and the Office of Naval Intelligence
Captain Tom Bortmes, USN (Ret) discusses his tenure as the Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence during the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Scholars by the Sea, Episode 1: Professor Brian VanDeMark
In this premiere episode of a new series from the US Naval Academy History Department, Professor Matthew Dziennik and Captain Chris Hemler, USMC, interview Professor B...
Why Gallipoli?
Dr. Nicholas Lambert discusses his latest book, "The War Lords and the Gallipoli Disaster: How Globalized Trade Led Britain to Its Worst Defeat of the First World War"
Remembering Admiral Sam Gravely
This episode is for the Naval History and Heritage Command's anchor dates. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American...
The Top Three: Military Disasters
The U.S. Naval Academy History Department presents the first of three new podcast series which will initially be distributed through Preble Hall. In this episode, fac...
The Masqueraders and "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
The oldest extracurricular activity at the U.S. Naval Academy is 176 years old is The Masqueraders. Joining Preble Hall to discuss The Masqueraders and this weekend's...
Reflections on the Cold War from North Korea to the Strategic Defense Initiative, with VADM Bob Monroe, USN (Ret)
Vice Admiral Robert Monroe, USN (Ret), U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1950, reflects on the Cold War from North Korea to the Strategic Defense Initiative. From 1977 unti...
Americans in the Mexican Navy and Army
David Mckenzie discusses Americans who served in the Mexican Army and Navy in the 1820s. David McKenzie is a public historian currently finishing his History Ph.D. at...
2021 Bancroft Lecture at the Academy: Dr. Vincent Brown, "Charting the Course of an Atlantic Slave War."
The U.S. Naval Academy's History Department hosts an annual Bancroft Lecture, named after Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, historian and founder of the Academy. ...
Pirates of the Chesapeake, with Dr. Jamie Goodall
Dr. Jamie Goodall, historian and author of "Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay" discusses pirate operations and notable figures.
Teaching and the Practice of Naval History
CDR BJ Armstrong, USN, PhD and Dr. Tyler Pitrof from the US Naval Academy's History Department discuss teaching naval history, favorite historians, and the importance ...
On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare
Major Tim Heck is the co-editor of a new book by Marine Corps University Press, "On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warf...
Modern Navy History with Mark Vandroff and Jerry Hendrix
CAPT Mark Vandroff, USN (Ret) USNA Class of 1989, served as a program manager and deputy program manager of the DDG51 and LPD17 shipbuilding programs respectively and ...
Merchant Ships in World War II: the Maritime Commission's Emergency Shipbuilding Program
CAPT Michael Schneider, USN (ret) "Merchant Ships in World War II: the Maritime Commission's Emergency Shipbuilding Program". This episode is from our Shifley Lecture...
Naval Operations during the Franco-Prussian War
Dr. Jorit Wintjes of the University of Wurtzberg discusses amphibious operations, ship duels, naval strategies, commerce raiding, the use of ships built for the Confed...
Historic Naval Ships
Dr. Bill Cogar, naval historian and former Director of the US Naval Academy Museum (1994-98) discusses the Historic Naval Ships Association and the museum ships' impor...
Generations
The first African-American female Naval Academy Brigade Commander, Midshipman First Class Sydney Barber, has a chance to discuss today and yesterday with 1st Lieutenan...
USMC Amphibious Operations and the Battle of Tarawa
Captain Chris Hemler, USMC, an instructor in the History Department at the U.S. Naval Academy, discusses the development of Marine amphibious operations leading to Wor...
Pearl Harbor
What led to the attack on Pearl Harbor? What were the intelligence failures. West Point Professor and Navy Reserve Commander, Dr. David Gioe discusses.
Academy Graffiti: Cultural Anthropology at the U.S. Naval Academy
Visitors to the Naval Academy wouldn't see the graffiti but Midshipman Parker Ellis conducted a historical survey of graffiti at several sites for Professor Clementine...
The Class of 1992's Great Mule Caper
In 1991, the Naval Academy Class of 1992 stole West Point's four mules prior to the Army Navy Game, a feat never attempted before or since. In this episode, Stephen P...
The Shipwreck and Discovery of the USS Saginaw
Jeff Bowdoin, curator branch head at the Naval History and Heritage Command and Hans van Tilburg, a maritime archeologist with NOAA, discuss the shipwreck of the USS S...
Operation Sea Signal, with General Mike Williams, USMC (Ret)
Former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps General Mike Williams, USMC (Ret), commanded Joint Task Force 160 in 1994 during the initial months of Operation Sea Si...
Canadian World War II Flower-class Corvettes
Canadian naval history author Roger Litwiller discusses the Canadian Flower-class corvettes during the Second World War.
The Brooklyn Naval Lyceum and its Impact on the US Navy and Naval Academy
Dr. Steven Lubar, professor of history at Brown University, discusses the Brooklyn Naval Lycem of the 19th century and its impact on the Navy and Naval Academy.
Preserving Naval Academy Midshipmen Sacred Moments and Hijinks
Ms. Holly Powers, one of the museum's first non-resident fellows, discusses the value of preserving the Naval Academy's culture of sacred moments, pranks and humorous ...
USNA 175th Anniversary: Staff of the Academy - Mr. Garry Williams
During this 175th anniversary month of the Academy's founding, we are focusing on the history of the Academy including some of our long-time staff. This episode we tal...
Special Collections & Archives of the U.S. Naval Academy
Dr. Jennifer Bryan, Head of Special Collections & Archives at the U.S. Naval Academy, discusses records, uniquely-held items, and the issues of collections in the mode...
When the Queen of Romania Visited the Naval Academy
In 1926, the Queen of Romania visited the Naval Academy. This bonus episode is released on October 20, the anniversary of that visit. Describing the Queen and that da...
The Modern Architecture of the Naval Academy
Sara Phillips, Architect of the U.S. Naval Academy, discusses the design and constructions of buildings in the 20th and 21st centuries.