This hour, we’ll talk about the disaster the Lusitania suffered at the hands of German U-boats with Erik Larson.
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War And Peace On Iwo Jima
This hour, 70 years after the fight, we’ll talk about how participants on opposite sides have returned to the island as friends with historian Dan King.
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So Long, Saigon
The documentary “Last Days in Vietnam” illustrates the tough choices facing American troops during the chaotic final days of the war. This hour, we’ll talk about the film with its director, Rory Kennedy, and producer Keven McAlester.
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On Faith And Fighting
This hour, we’ll talk about the intersection of worship and war with Karen Armstrong, author of Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence.
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Women At War
This hour we’ll hear the story of three women who spent time at war with Helen Thorpe, author of “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War.”
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As One Battle Ends, Another Begins
As part of our special Memorial Day episode of Think, we’ll listen back to our conversation from last fall with David Finkel about his book Thank You for Your Service.
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Remembering Pat Tillman
From the Archive: What would motivate a super-star athlete to leave his career and join the military? We explored the admirable honor of Pat Tillman last August with acclaimed writer Jon Krakauer who covered Tillman’s life and the U.S. Military and Bush Administration cover-up of the truth about his death in the book “Where Men Win Glory” (Anchor Books, Paperback, 2010).
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Revisiting the War in Afghanistan
From the Archive: Sebastian Junger’s 2010 book, “War” (Twelve Books, 2010) and co-produced and directed documentary RESTREPO took on new meaning last month when his partner, filmmaker, photographer and journalist Tim Hetherington was killed covering the fighting in Libya. We’ll revisit our June 2010 conversation with Sebastian Junger this hour in memory of Tim Hetherington and in honor of journalists all over the world who risk their lives every day to bring us the news.
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