Niall Ferguson

National Geographic - Kissinger (2010) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Nov. 9, 2014

Gain a unique insight into the political figure who, more than any other individual, shaped the United States post-war foreign policy. With Nixon embroiled in Watergate, Henry Kissinger was for a time the world's most powerful man. Even after leaving office he continued to act as counselor to successive presidents as well as governments around the globe. For many though, Kissinger is implicated in war crimes allegedly committed with his knowledge in countries from Cambodia to Chile. Historian Niall Ferguson is given exclusive access to conduct the definitive interview with the world’s most famed political advisor and the arch proponent of realpolitik. Kissinger clearly hoped his involvement in this film would be both a historical testament and final exoneration of his part in the United States destructive actions, yet this unflinching film captures a man uneasy with his devastating legacy. Assembled from more than 20 hours of interview footage, the profile peels away the mystique around the man who remains one of the most controversial figures in global politics.

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BBC - The Pity of War (2014) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Feb. 16, 2017

Was the Great War a great mistake? In this innovative programme, Harvard historian Professor Niall Ferguson offers a different perspective on the First World War and argues that Britain's decision to enter the war was a tragic mistake.

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Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived Movies

Posted by Historyarm at Nov. 19, 2011

VIRTUAL JFK investigates one of the most debated "what if" scenarios in the history of U.S. foreign policy: What would President John F. Kennedy have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated in 1963, and had he been re-elected in 1964?

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BBC - The Pity of War (2014) Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 5, 2014

Was the Great War a great mistake? In this innovative programme, Harvard historian Professor Niall Ferguson offers a different perspective on the First World War and argues that Britain's decision to enter the war was a tragic mistake. The First World War was one of the great turning points of modern history. We know where the war started: in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on 28 June 1914, when a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip murdered the heir to the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy. But how and why did this crisis in the Balkans escalate into a bloody global conflagration? Did Britain really have to fight a war against Germany?

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