Videos

Lawrence Kaplan recounts the life of Homer Lea (1876-1912), an American geopolitics scholar who traveled to the China to participate in the Boxer Rebellion and became an adviser to Sun Yat-s…

D.K.R. Crosswell recalls the life of American General Walter Bedell Smith (1895-1961). General Smith, Dwight Eisenhower’s chief of staff from 1942 to 1945, served in the military for over fo…

Major General Ira Hunt, (Ret.) recounts the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division’s operations in the Mekong River Delta region of Vietnam for several months from 1968 to 1969. Major General Hunt,…

Genevieve de Galard recounts her time as a flight nurse for the French Air Force and the aid she provided for many who were wounded during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Ms. Galard’s efforts w…

Lieutenant Colone Stephen Rusiecki, (Ret.) profiles the German 6th SS Division and the American 71st Infantry which met during the final battles of World War II in central Germany. He presen…

Timothy Nenninger presented the memoir of Charles Pelot Summerall (1867-1955), chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1926-1930 and president of the Citadel for twenty years. His recollections…

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George Casey reiterated his commitment to giving troops more time at home between deployments at an Army convention in Washington, DC. General Casey and Army…

General David Petraeus spoke at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). He talked about his experiences in Iraq over the past two years, soldiers' accomplishments, a…

John Tierney talked about his book Chasing Ghosts: Unconventional Warfare in American History, published by Potomac Books. In his book Professor Tierney chronicles American military history …

Tom Johnson talked about his book, To The Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam, published by Potomac Books. He recounted his experiences flying a helicopter for air assault missions durin…

Kevin Hymel talked about his book, Patton’s Photographs: War as He Saw It, published by Potomac Books. Mr. Hymel revealed newly found photographs taken by General George S. Patton during Wor…

Mr. Wood, a retired Marine, talked about his book, Mud: A Military History, published by Potomac Books. Using soldiers' memoirs and interviews, he described how mud played a role in shaping …

Philip Blood talked about his book Hitler’s Bandit Hunters: The SS And the Nazi Occupation of Europe, published by Potomac Books. He described the history of Nazi Germany and its attempts to…

Colonel Gerstein talked about his book, Leading at the Speed of Light: New Strategies for U.S. Security in the Information Age, published by Potomac Books. He proposed overhauling the nation…

Major Seth Folsom talked about his memoir The Highway War: A Marine Company Commander in Iraq, published by Potomac Books. Then-Captian Seth Folsom was the commanding officer of Delta Compan…

Al J. Mauroni talked about his book, Where Are the WMDs?: The Reality of Chem-Bio Threats on the Home Front and the Battlefront, published by Naval Institute Press. He described the U.S. gov…

General John Scales talked about his book Sherman Invades Georgia: Planning the North Georgia Campaign Using a Modern Perspective, published by Naval Institute Press. In his book he recounts…

Colonel Olson talked about her book, Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace, published by Naval Institute Press. She described her experiences while serving in post-war Iraq. Part of…

Army intelligence officers spoke about the use of intelligence information in Iraq, uses of technology and human intelligence sources, developing battlefield intelligence networks to coordin…

Gen. James Lindsay Commander-In-Chief, of the United States Special Operations Command spoke to The Association of the United States Army