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Video: Events that changed the World: American Civil War‏

Author
Dan Poulton
Date
22 November 2013
Type
Video
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This week is 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. This short TV programme looks at the causes and consequences of The American Civil War

Events that changed the world

Dan Poulton

Dan is a writer, broadcaster and campaigner.  His most recent documentary was The New Scramble For Africa and his documentaries have appeared regularly on the Islam Channel. He is an organiser for Counterfire and a regular contributor to Counterfire site.

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