Video Archive
U.S. Clandestine Operations Against China during the Early Cold War
On September 21, 2023, IHI and BU’s Center for the Study of Asia (BUCSA) co-sponsored a conference on the topic of “U.S. Clandestine Operations Against China during the Early Cold War.” This conference, in part, honored the service and sacrifice of CIA officer Richard “Dick” Fecteau, a Lynn, MA native and Boston University (BU) alumnus.
Conference proceedings (as video-recorded)
00:14: Welcome – Amb. Mark C. Storella, Pardee School
05:55: “Setting the Stage: The Early Cold War” – Prof. June Grasso, IHI Fellow
58:26: “Secret Missions Against China in the 1950s” – Prof. Thomas Christensen, Columbia University
1:46:48: “The Service and Sacrifice of Richard Fecteau” – Dr. Nicholas Dujmovic, CIA Deputy Chief Historian (Retired)
2:30:42: “Working with Dick Fecteau” – Jack Parker, Former BU Hockey Coach who worked with Dick Fecteau at BU
2:55:07: Concluding Remarks – Prof. John Woodward, IHI Director
1944 Paris and Warsaw Uprisings
Military historian Cathal Nolan chronicled the Paris and Warsaw uprisings that occurred simultaneously in August of 1944. He was joined by the museum’s senior historian, Robert Citino, for a conversation about those events. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this program.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?463506-1/1944-paris-warsaw-uprisings
Assessing Victory and Defeat
Cathal Nolan explored how history assesses the victories and defeats of war. He is the author of The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost. This talk was part of the National World War II Museum’s 2018 annual international conference.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?454677-3/assessing-victory-defeat
The Allure of Battle: New York Historical Society, interview by Andrew Roberts
Challenging Self-Determination. Italy at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference – Stefano Marcuzzi
Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Mediterranean in WWI – Stefano Marcuzzi
“Legacy of Ashes?” Part 1
“Legacy of Ashes?” Part 2