Michael Howard
Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford
3 episodes
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The Art of War
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history and philosophy of warfare, examining how has war been understood throughout the ages, who it has served and how has it been justified.
12 June 2003
Also featuring: Angie Hobbs, Jeremy Black
New Wars
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of modern warfare and examines whether today’s brutal and complex conflicts are truly different from anything the world has seen before.
13 April 2000
Also featuring: Mary Kaldor, Michael Rose
War in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg talks to Michael Ignatieff about the life of the philosopher Isaiah Berlin and the modern universal human rights culture and to Sir Michael Howard about warfare of the 20th century.
15 October 1998
Also featuring: Michael Ignatieff