The Pity of War
With the 100th Anniversary of World War I on us, I thought it'd be interesting to post a contrarian view on the origins of the war.
I'm sure a number of people on here are familiar with Niall Ferguson and some of his works such as "The Ascent of Money" and "Civilization" - his book "The Pity of War" from 1999 challenges a lot of the universally accepted theses on the war and the different roles and motivations Britain and Germany had for their involvement.
His remarks starting after 25 minutes are especially great, and I think his interpretation of history as a discipline has more parallels to investing than what might be obvious from the surface.
What do you guys think?