Preble Hall

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: Preble Hall | Tom Duffy - Tanker War in the Gulf

EP 117:The USS Samuel B. Roberts Mine Strike: Captain Paul Rinn, USN-Ret:  Preble Hall | The USS Samuel B. Roberts Mine Strike: Captain Paul Rinn, USN-Ret

For more detailed information on the Iraqi Air Force attack on USS Stark listen to: Rendering Safe an unexploded Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31)

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.

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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.