Larrie D. Ferreiro

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  • Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It. Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. ISBN   9781101875247 OCLC   964397170
  • Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1800. MIT Press 2006. ISBN   9780262311472 OCLC   743198863
  • Bridging the Seas: The Rise of Naval Architecture in the Industrial Age, 1800-2000. MIT Press, 2020. ISBN   9780262538077
  • Churchill's American Arsenal: The Partnership Behind the Innovations that Won World War Two. Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN   9780197554012
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    Larrie D. Ferreiro
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    Alma mater Imperial College London