While little could match the courage and valor shown in the two world wars of the early 20th century, victory was made possible by those responding to unprecedented production demands at home.

Detroit architect Albert Kahn and his firm were in a unique position to rise to the challenge of creating, on a rushed basis, immense industrial incubators for products such as warships, long-range bombers and tanks in southeast Michigan and beyond. They played a key role in America’s ability to close the technology gaps between it and history’s greatest war machines.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Allied victory.

 Historian and author Chris Meister will present the program, followed by a question-and-answer session. Chris is the author of the new professional biography, Albert Kahn’s Daylight: An Architect Reconsidered, published by Wayne State University Press. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at $40. Please bring cash or check.

April 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society

16600 Stephens
Eastpointe, Michigan 48021

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