Larrie D. Ferreiro

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Larrie D. Ferreiro

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Larrie D. Ferreiro is a naval architect and historian. His books include The American Revolution: A World War (co-editor and author), Brothers at Arms and Churchill’s American Arsenal. He has served for over 40 years as a naval architect and systems engineer in the US Navy, US Coast Guard and Department of Defense.

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Oppenheimer on the left and Heisenberg on the right.
The Past
Why quantum genius Werner Heisenberg was nowhere near beating Oppenheimer to the bomb
As the Manhattan Project headed for completion, German attempts to build a nuclear weapon had already been dismantled.
Larrie D. Ferreiro
An ancient map depicting the independence of the United States.
The Past
Why the map-busting American Revolution was also the “first” First World War
The global extent of the Revolutionary War surprises many Americans today — but it was crucial to independence.
Larrie D. Ferreiro
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