Preble Hall

In this episode of Preble Hall , Dr. Stephen Phillips welcomes Major Thomas Rychlik, USMC-Ret, to discuss the torpedo bomber squadrons in the Battle of Midway and his effort to have their commanding officers recognized with the Medal of Honor. 

In this episode of Preble Hall , Dr. Stephen Phillips welcomes Dr. Brian Ellison, to discuss his recently published work, Quiet Wars: U.S. Naval Human Intelligence Operations during Crisis with China, 1931-1965 , published by the Naval Institute Press. 

In this episode of Preble Hall author Rod Andrew Jr. discusses his book The Marines' Fight for Survival War, Politics, and Institutional Crisis, 1945–1952 with Sondra Duplantis, the U. S. Naval Academy Museum's Education Specialist. Rod Andrew Jr. is professor of history and Alumni Master Teacher at Clemson University. The author of six books, he is a retired colonel in the US Marine Corps Reserve...

In this episode of Preble Hall, Dr. David Smith, Teaching Professor of History in American History at Baylor University and a fleet professor in the U.S. Naval War College’s College of Distance Education, discusses his recently published work, Alfred Thayer Mahan: The Life of Maritime Strategy's Greatest Revolutionary, published by the Naval Institute Press. Dr. Stephen Phillips Shifley Lecture on...

In this episode of Preble Hall , author Paul Magid discusses his book Pursuing the Leviathan: The Heroic Life of New England Whaling Captain Benjamin Clough with Sondra Duplantis, the U. S. Naval Academy Museum's Education Specialist.   Set in the golden age of whaling in the nineteenth century, this book brings to life the adventures of Benjamin Clough, best known for single-handedly rescuing the...

The United States Naval Academy Museum's Curator of Ship Models, Don Preul, and Education Specialist Sondra Duplantis discuss the museum's ship model collection, model shop volunteers, and a beloved colleague. 

Captain James B. Bryant, USN (Ret.) and his Volunteer Research Team discuss Bryant's upcoming book Rush to Disaster: The Loss of USS Thresher with USNA Museum's Education Specialist, Sondra Duplantis. Rush to Disaster reexamines the 1963 loss of USS Thresher —the deadliest nuclear submarine disaster in history—using thousands of pages of newly declassified Naval Court of Inquiry (NCOI) records rel...

In this episode of Preble Hall, United States Naval Academy Museum's Education Specialist, Sondra Duplantis and MU1 Tyler Tolles of the United States Naval Academy Band celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Musician (MU) rating. Since the first "Master of the Band" was appointed in 1826, Navy Music has projected a positive image at home and abroad, preserving the nation's musical heritage and ins...

In Preble Hall Episode 262 LCDR Thomas J. Cutler, USN (Ret.) discusses his book Give Me a Fast Ship: The Heroic Actions of Ernest Evans and the Crew of USS Johnston with Sondra Duplantis, U. S. Naval Academy Museum's Education Specialist. LCDR Cutler is a retired lieutenant commander and former gunner’s mate second class who served in patrol craft, cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. Cutl...

In this episode, Preble Hall's Educational Specialist, Sondra Duplantis, discusses with Dr. Tyler Pitrof  his most recent book,  Educating the Bluejackets: U.S Navy Enlisted Policy 1940-2024.

For episode 260 of the Preble Hall Podcast, Midn Austin Wilson serves as host. He interviews Dr. Justin Laborde to discuss Scattered Far and Wide , a poignant work about the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1938 published by the Naval Institute Press.

Dr. Stephen Phillips discussed his new book A Poisoned Chalice: The U.S Navy in the Persian Gulf, 1987-1988 with Dr. John Sherwood. Dr. Phillips is a U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1992 graduate and a former U.S. Navy EOD officer. Links to episodes mentioned in the podcast: EP 90: The Great Mule Caper: Preble Hall | The Class of 1992's Great Mule Caper   EP 258: Tom Duffy – Tanker War in the Gulf: Pr...

In this episode of Preble Hall, Tom Duffy discusses his new book, Tanker War in the Gulf: Operation Earnest Will, Diplomacy and Seapower in Practice , with Dr. John Sherwood. During the Tanker War, Duffy was a naval officer aboard the U.S.S. Cochrane (DDG-21). He later served as a diplomat with the State Department for 32 years.

In this episode of Preble Hall, Dr. Shawn Callahan, Director of the Marine Corps History Division at Marine Corps University, discusses their recently published work, Semper Fidelis: 250 Years of U.S. Marine Corps Honor, Courage, and Commitment.  

In this episode Doug Most discusses his book Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War. 

Sondra Duplantis and Chas Henry discuss Henry's book, Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps Tragedy , published by Potomac Books.  Chas Henry can be found here: https://chashenry.com/

Paul Stillwell, retired naval officer, historian, and former crewmember aboard USS New Jersey (BB-62) discusses his book, Battleship New Jersey: The Complete History , published by the Naval Institute Press. Preble Hall is available through the museum's website: https://www.usna.edu/Museum/PrebleHall/index.php , and through iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, and transistor. Please share, like, subscri...

Dr. Francis DuCoin joins Dr. Stephen Phillips to discuss the USS Monitor , the Battle of Hampton Roads, and Monitor ’s shield…part of which is now in Preble Hall.

David Gendell discusses his book,  Battles at Annapolis: Two Remarkable Football Games in the Army-Navy Rivalry,  with  Preble Hall host, Stephen Phillips. The book covered the only two Army-Navy games played on the Naval Academy grounds. The first in 1893 was held on Worden Field, the second in 1942 at Thompson Field (Now Lejuene Hall), during World War II.

Craig Symonds, Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Naval Academy, discusses his latest book, Annapolis Goes to War: The Naval Academy Class of 1940 and its Trial by Fire in World War II.

In this, our 250th episode of Preble Hall, the United States Naval Academy Museum's own Education Specialist Sondra Duplantis interviews Mike Fink, author of Intrepid's Fighting Squadron 18 Flying High With Harris' Hellcats .  Join us for an exciting journey as Fink takes us into the ready rooms, cockpits and battle spaces of the "Two-a-Day 18" and the USS Intrepid. This experience navigates the i...

In this episode of Preble Hall, Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews Will Wright, USNA Class of 1995, and a member of the offshore sailing team. They discuss the U. S. Postal Service stamp issued for the  U.S. Naval Academy's 150th Anniversary that depicted Swift , one of the Academy's offshore sailing boats with Will and other midshipmen in Swift' s crew.

In this episode, Marc Leepson discusses his book The Unlikely War Hero, A Vietnam War POW's Story of Courage and Resilience in the Hanoi Hilton. This book is a biography of Doug Hegdahl, a Sailor that fell off of USS Canberra (CA 2) into the Gulf of Tonkin. Hegdahl was captured by the North Vietnamese and landed in the Hanoi Hilton with other American prisoners of war (POW). While in captivity, he...

Admiral James Stavridis discusses his latest book, The Admiral's Bookshelf. Published by the Naval Institute Press, it is third in a series following The Leader's Bookshelf and The Sailor's Bookshelf. He and host Stephen Phillips discuss works from Stavridis' collection that inspire, each connected to a theme. The books discussed include The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Nimitz at War b...

John Quarstein and Robert Worden join Dr. Stephen Phillips to discuss their book, From Ironclads to Admiral: John Lorimer Worden and Naval Leadership. This important work is a detailed biography with emphasis on Worden's service on USS Monitor and other ironclads during the Civil War. Equally interesting is Worden's time as Superintendent at the U.S. Naval Academy and as a founding member, with me...