Larrie D. Ferreiro discussed his book, "Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It," in which he asserts that the American Revolution had little chance of being won by the American colonists, if it had not been for the assistance of French and Spanish soldiers, money and weapons. Speaker Biography: Larrie D. Ferreiro teaches history and engineering at George Mason University in Virginia and at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. He served for more than 35 years in the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Defense Department and was an exchange engineer in the French navy. He is also the author of "Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World" and "Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution." For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7959

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