History Speaker Series with Ryan Walker and the Silent Service's First Hero
From Working Historians by Robert Denning and James Fennessy
February 6, 2026 · 1h 0m · Episode 174
About this episode
Ryan Walker discusses microhistory and his book on Henry Breault, the first submariner to receive the Medal of Honor.
In this History Speaker Series event, Ryan Walker, an alumnus of Southern New Hampshire University undergraduate history program and a doctoral student at the University of Portsmouth, discusses the concept of microhistory and his recent book on Henry Breault, The Silent Service’s First Hero: The First Submariner to Receive the Medal of Honor.
People in this episode
Guest: Ryan Walker
Topics covered
- microhistory
- Henry Breault
- Medal of Honor
- submariners
Keywords
- history
- Southern New Hampshire University
- University of Portsmouth
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Silent Service’s First Hero
Books & works: First Hero: The First Submariner to Receive the Medal of Honor
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