First Breakfast

Robert Morris: Funder of the Revolution

He bankrolled the new nation and then ended up in debtor's prison.

Jul 1 • Madeline Hart

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June 2026

The Cannon of the Revolution

America’s first defense technologist was a Boston bookseller.

Jun 25 • Blake Seitz

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April 2026

Scharnhorst and the Rebirth of Prussia

He was a voice crying in the wilderness. Emergency turned him into a hero.

Apr 30 • Peter Mitchell

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March 2026

The Man Who Taught the Navy to Shoot

William Sims's 'gross act of insubordination' led to a revolution in American naval gunnery.

Mar 12 • Max Streeter

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February 2026

Israel’s Chariots

An unorthodox tank commander gave Israel a home-made armor advantage.

Feb 19 • Yoel Margolis

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November 2025

The Unlikely Team That Built an Ironclad and Saved the Union

A disgraced engineer, a young financier, and a risk-taking bureaucrat can teach us about defense innovation.

Nov 11, 2025 • Scarlett Swerdlow

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October 2025

Hugh Dowding's Air Defense Revolution

Heretical thinking and a cutting-edge system proved the bomber won't always get through.

Oct 30, 2025 • Yoel Margolis

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September 2025

Lord Beaverbrook’s Production Magic

Forceful leadership, media savvy supercharged Spitfire production and won the Battle of Britain.

Sep 16, 2025 • Austin Gray

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July 2025

Eugene Fubini, Heretic in the Control Room

He jammed Axis radars, then built the bridge between industry and government in the Cold War.

Jul 23, 2025 • Ross Fubini

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Joseph Desch, American Codebreaker

A quiet engineer in Ohio united government and industry to break the Nazi Enigma.

Jul 1, 2025 • Peter Minetos

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April 2025

Richard Bissell: The Overhead Economist

Lt Col Matt Sanchez, USAF - Assessments Action Officer, Joint Staff

Apr 2, 2025 • Matt Sanchez and Josh Zavilla

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March 2025

Bud Wheelon, Spy Satellites for the CIA

Wheelon fought McNamara and the NRO to give CIA a piece of the overhead reconnaissance mission

Mar 5, 2025 • Jon Niewijk

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