PBS Frontline: War in Europe: The Real War [2/2]

Call Number
350-1-1:761/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:761/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #761 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000761
Date of air
2000-02-29
Date
2000
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
57 min.
Notes
part 2

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
Documentary examines NATO engagement in Kosovo, analyzing what caused the Kosovo conflict and what was accomplished by the allied military action. Some of the issues covered include: where the idea for the NATO action originated; how politics dictate military action; how the Chinese embassy and the Djakovica convoy bombing changed military strategy; the US's shift in view regarding ground troops; Russia's attempts to begin negotiations; signing of the peace agreement; how successful was the policy in reality? The following politicians and diplomats appear: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Envoy to the Balkans; General Michael C. Short, Allied Air Force Commander; Ivo Daadler, National Security Council, Director for European Affairs (1995-1997); Dr. Javier Solana, NATO Secretary-General (1995-1999); General Wesley Clark, NATO Supreme Allied Commander; General Klaus Naumann, Former Chairman, NATO Military Committee; NATO Intelligence Chief William Fillman; USAF Air Controller Major Thomas Feldhausen; Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Chris Huckstep; Royal Air Force Group Captain andre Dezonie; two unidentified survivors of the Djakovica refugee convoy bombing; Tony Blair, Prime Minister, UK; National Security advisor Samuel "Sandy" Berger; Secretary of Defense William Cohen; German Policy advisor Michael Steiner; Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott; Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian Special Envoy to the Balkans; Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari; NATO Combat Assessment Chief Lieutenant Colonel Scott Bethel; General Charles Krulak, USMC Commandant (1995-1999); USAF Chief of Staff General Michael Ryan; Sergei Stepshin, Russian Prime Minister (5/99-8/99); General Nebojsa Pavkovic, Commander, Yugoslav 3rd Army.

Context

Associated Names
PBS (Creator/Author, Producer)