The Pity Of War
Description
The First World War was one of the great turning points of modern history. We know - or think we know - where and when it began. In the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on 28 June 1914, 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? And what did this war say about humankind's propensity for violence? In this fascinating and fresh take on the Great War, Harvard historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that much of the responsibility for the scale of the conflict lies with the British. He suggests that Britain's decision to enter the war in 1914 was not merely tragic for the those who lost their lives, it was also a catastrophic error that unleashed an era of totalitarianism and genocide around the world.
Runtime
50 minutes
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
The New Rule of America’s Powerful Families, Episode 2
World War I. American legacy
Time to remember. Civilians at war. Episode 10
U.S. Women Work in Factories During World War I ca. 1917
The treaties of Versailles
The BBC at war. The war of words. Part 1
World War I experience. Nurse Helen Fairchild
The WPA Film Library. Women's Land Army, ca. 1914
The War to End All Wars… And Its American Veterans
The war to end all wars. And its American veterans
The War poets
37 days. One month in summer
Foreign Legions
Apocalypse WWI. Hell. Episode 3
Great war stories