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Interview Archives: War
Tuesday February 28, 2012, 11:06 AM
Illinois in the War of 1812
Gillum Ferguson, J.D., Attorney in Naperville, Illinois; Historian
Host: David Inge
The most important battles in the war of 1812 took place in the Atlantic, the Great lakes and the South, but the war also touched the land that would eventually become Illinois. Historian Gillum Ferguson explains the crucial importance of the war to the development of Illinois as a state, the subject of his book "Illinois in the War of 1812." He’ll tell us about some of the people who fought the war, review the events that defined it and summarize its lasting consequences.
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Categories: History • United States history • United States • Illinois • War
Saturday August 13, 2011, 10:06 AM
A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War
Amanda Foreman, Ph.D., Visiting Research Fellow, Queen Mary, University of London; Historian, Writer, Broadcaster
Host: David Inge
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Categories: History • European history • United States history • War
Friday July 22, 2011, 10:06 AM
They Fight Like Soldiers They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers
Roméo Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., G.O.C., M.S.C., C.D., Lieutenant-General The Honorable; Senator, Canadian Parliament; Canadian Armed Forces, Retired; Founder of the Child Soldiers Initiative; Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Military • Violence • War • War Crimes
Friday July 15, 2011, 11:06 AM
The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers
Ambassador Peter Tomsen, Ambassador in Residence at the University of Nebraska, Omaha; Special Envoy to the Afghan Mujahideen with the rank of ambassador during the Bush administration; U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia between 1995 and 1998
Host: David Inge
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Categories: History • War • Asia • Afghanistan
Friday May 06, 2011, 10:06 AM
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
Adam Hochschild, Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • Violence • War
Monday May 02, 2011, 11:06 AM
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Jason K. Stearns, Doctoral Student, Yale University; Journalist
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Violence • War • Africa • Democratic Republic of Congo
Friday April 01, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq
Kirsten Holmstedt, Award-Winning Journalist
C. J. Robinson, Retired Master Sergeant, 185th Support Batalion, Iowa National Guard
Host: David Inge
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Bonus video: C. J. Robinson shares her thoughts on public perception about women in the military.
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Categories: Gender issues • Military • Veterans • War
Friday March 04, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Killing of Crazy Horse
Thomas Powers, Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist and Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • History • United States history • Military • War
Wednesday January 05, 2011, 11:06 AM
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand, Award-Winning Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • Sports • War
Tuesday November 23, 2010, 11:06 AM
Restrepo: A Film by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington
Sebastian Junger, Award-Winning Writer and Journalist; Film's Producer, Director and a Cameraman; Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair magazine
Tim Hetherington, Award-Winning Photographer and Filmmaker; Contributing Photographer to Vanity Fair magazine
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Film/Movies • Military • War • Asia • Afghanistan
