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Inchon
Naval History & Heritage Command Curtis Utz discusses the amphibious landing at Inchon during the Korean War on the 70th anniversary (15 September).
Navy Reporting, with Chris Cavas
Chris Cavas, formerly with the Navy Times and Defense News and dean of the naval press corps, discusses the profession of journalism and covering navy issues.
To the Last Man: A National Guard Regiment in the Great War, 1917-1919
Maine Army National Guard Captain Jonathan Bratten, Command Historian, discusses his latest work about mobilizing and combat operations in the First World War.
Daredevil Hero of the Civil War: Commander Will Cushing
Author and screenwriter ("The Pentagon Wars") Jamie Malanowski spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in 2015 about his book on Commander Will Cushing, who attended th...
21st Century Sims
CDR BJ Armstrong discusses the career of Admiral William Sims in this Shifley Lecture at the US Naval Academy Museum in 2015. CDR Armstrong teaches in the History Dep...
From Belleau Wood to Guadalcanal: Marine Corps Commandant General Thomas Holcomb
Dr. David Ulbrich discusses the career of Marine Corps General Thomas Holcomb in this 2014 Shifley Lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum
A History of Annapolis through the War of 1812
Mr. James Cheevers, who served as Historian and Senior Curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum from 1967-2017, discusses a history of Annapolis through the War of 181...
Anglo-American Naval Relations, 1918-1953
Corbin Williamson is an Assistant Professor of strategy at the Air War College. He holds a PhD in history from Ohio State University and specializes in the 20th centur...
The USS Kirk and the Evacuation of Saigon
From a February 2014 Shifley Lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Jan Herman discusses his book, "The Lucky Few: The Fall of Saigon and the Rescue Mission of the ...
Kriegspiel: Wargaming from Prussia to modern Germany
Professor Jorit Wintjes of the University of Wurzburg discusses the history of Prussian wargames and how wargames are developed in the modern era for military professi...
Navy Tattoos and the National Museum of the American Sailor
The staff at the National Museum of the American Sailor discuss their exhibit on navy tattoos.
Honor, Heroism, and the Spanish-American War
Dr. Lori Bogle, Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy, discusses the public's concept of honor and heroism in the lead-up to the Spanish-American War and the ...
Naval Wargaming at the U.S. Naval Academy
Guest Sebastian Bae discusses naval wargaming with Dr. Marcus Jones of the History Dept and Museum Director Dr. Claude Berube who recently established the Naval Wargam...
The Somers Mutiny and the Establishment of the Naval Academy
U.S. Naval Academy Museum Naval History Fellow Stephen Phillips (USNA Class of 1992) discusses Midshipman Spencer, Midshipman Marcy, the Somers Mutiny, and the Establi...
Service, Citizenship, & Starship Troopers
Science fiction author Robert Heinlein, whose major works included the book "Starship Troopers," was a 1929 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. In 2017, Marine and Con...
The Slave's Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812
Dr. Gene Smith discusses his book "The Slaves Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812 during a 2014 lecture at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum. The lecture was also r...
"I was there": How Anderson v. Laird Affected One USNA Midshipman
CAPT Tal Manvel, USN (Retired), USNA Class of 1972 gives his eyewitness account of how the change in mandatory chapel attendance impacted him and how an understanding ...
The Persian Empire and its Navy
Professor John Hyland of Christopher Newport University discusses the Persian Empire and use of its navy.
Tiberius' Campaign into Germany, 4 AD- 5 AD
Dr. Jorit Wintjes of the University of Wurzberg discusses Tiberius' campaign into Germany (4 AD- 5 AD) in part 2 of a four part series about Rome. He discussed Julius ...
Raising the Monitor
From a U.S. Naval Academy Museum lecture in 2014, CAPT Bobbie Scholley, USN (Ret), a Navy diver, discusses raising the USS Monitor. The video can be seen here: https:...
COVID19 and Decision-Making at the U.S. Naval Academy, with guest VADM Sean Buck
The U.S. Naval Academy's 63rd Superintendent, Vice Admiral Sean Buck, discusses how COVID19 affected the Academy and what factors led to his decisions. This is part o...
The New Monuments Team and Cultural Heritage
Blake J. Ruehrwein, Collections Manager, at the Naval War College Museum and Jessica Fowler, Director of Education and Public Outreach discuss cultural heritage and is...
The Lessons from Early Naval Academy Discipline
Ensign Julia Speranzo, USNA Class of 2020, discusses her research on discipline during the formative years of the U.S. Naval Academy and what lessons they provide toda...
The American Revolution and Naval Irregular Warfare
CDR Steve Wendelin, USN, discusses aspects of naval irregular warfare during the American Revolution.
The U.S. Navy, the American Colonization Society, and Liberia
Doctoral candidate Roger Bailey, who was a guest on Episode 37, joins us to discuss the U.S. Navy and its role in the colonization of Liberia (1819-1860). Baily is t...
NavyCon2020, Part III
"Navies, Science Fiction, and Great Power Competition" was the theme of this year's Museum-hosted NavyCon2020. This was not about naval history although several prese...
NavyCon2020, Part II
"Navies, Science Fiction, and Great Power Competition" was the theme of this year's Museum-hosted NavyCon2020. This was not about naval history although several prese...
NavyCon2020, Part I
"Navies, Science Fiction, and Great Power Competition" was the theme of this year's Museum-hosted NavyCon2020. This was not about naval history although several prese...
Dunkirk and the Little Ships
Dr. Philip Weir, naval historian and author, discusses his forthcoming book "Dunkirk and the Little Ships," about the evacuation of allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940.
The Navy Seabees: Rear Admiral Ben Moreell Speaks
In Episode 46, we discussed the Navy Seabees in Europe during WWII with our sister museum in Port Hueneme. https://naval-history-lyceum.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sea...