BBC Reilly Ace of Spies, excellent series. When Sydney Rosenblum was asked who starts wars, that quite simply answered Bankers. Zarharoff was a Lord of war. Rothschild, Maxim, Basilous Zarapoulous all shared a common ancestry.
People oftentimes think a war economy is good when in fact the war economy benefits the munitions makers to the cost of countless (millions) dead. While it is true that the war economy of the 2nd World War ended the Great Depression, it did so at cost to 60 millions dead in Europe and Russia. Contrast the post World War II peace economy and the consistent growth since that time, that has continued well into the modern era. War, and war economy, simply disrupts and disturbs economic growth.
The other side I hear is that somehow, munition makers encourage or cause war is another outrageous fallacy. They feed on the war hysteria to supply a need for armaments; they are NOT the cause of the war.
The notion that the populace wants these wars is equally ludicrous. Oftentimes it devolves alone to the megalomania of a Napoleon, a Kaiser Wilhelm, or an Adolf Hitler. And we see this unfolding in modern time with the lunacy of a Kim Jong Un where the stakes are now even higher for total annihilation. How do other states respond when a Megalomaniac rules the day?
Fantastic upload, thanks. I don't agree with the conclusions though. Sir Basil facilitated the conflicts through his deals. He has a lot to answer for.
Bismarck also said " The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian Grenadier " he had little interest in war in the Balkans but rather in benefiting from Austria's position there....
Peter Martland's glib comments and summary - that ZZ was an ordinary capitalist - seem incredible in context with the cascade of outrage screaming about ZZ throughout the documentary. Why on earth was Martland allowed to sanitize the reputation of ZZ?
1 United States Lockheed Martin 44.9 88% 2 United States Boeing 26.9 29% 3 United States Raytheon 23.8 94% 4 United Kingdom BAE Systems 22.9 98% 5 United States Northrop Grumman 22.3 87% 6 United States General Dynamics 19.4 63% In Billons and percentage of profit .
:o up until the end I thought Zaharoff was made up and the whole thing is a mockumentary about war mongering in general (consider my self a history buff but I never had heard of Zaharof up until now :/ ) excellent work by Angelos Abazoglou check out his recent donumentary on the post ww2 Marshal plan Welcome to Greece Mr. Marsall (2007)
EVANGELOSS54 you find it all on Wikipedia, but also here, at the Smithsonian: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-mysterious-mr-zedzed-the-wickedest-man-in-the-world-97435790/
So te real ' merchant of war ' was a Muslim of Turkish decent who formed a business arrangement with German and Russian to escalate animosities to sell their armaments and secrets.
...no? Basil Zaharoff was Greek, he just happened to be born in the Ottoman Empire. There was a large Greek minority in Turkey(and a Turkish minority in Greece) until the 1923 Population Exchange agreement.
@@RaptorJesus there was also a large minority after 1923, 360.000 Greeks of Constantinople, imbros and tenedos Islands, excluded from population exchange.
@@RaptorJesus just a correction though the turkish minority of Greece was nothing less than islamized greeks who most of them could not even speak Turkish. They exchanged with the Christian Greeks and settled in the same regions Christian greeks used to live, north east coast of Turkey (trabzond) and western turkey (Antalya, Smyrna, Ephesus, Nikomidia, Prusa)
this lectured has been alterd,, also other lecures inparticular the 1 hour a 20 mins lecure has been removed from you tube..... why ? is somebody worried about thier dirty big secret getting out ?
i'd be interested to know what Richard Davenport-Hines connections are. those who made this documentary shouldn't simply leave his opinion as fact, which they do by presenting him only as a member of a historical society, if he is well-known to have an agenda, as i suspect. he seems to expect the audience to dispense with common sense, which is either arrogant of him or desperate.
Grand Negus ZEK Agrees - this is proper business per Rules of Acquisition #34&35! The Bank of Braavos doesn't see what's wrong. A War on Terror ensures endless profit & low risk!!
Fascinating stuff. Gives a little background on one of the key figures in "Reilly: Ace of Spies".
BBC Reilly Ace of Spies, excellent series.
When Sydney Rosenblum was asked who starts wars, that quite simply answered Bankers. Zarharoff was a Lord of war. Rothschild, Maxim, Basilous Zarapoulous all shared a common ancestry.
Probably the best documentary I have seen. Thoughtful, balanced, and the "blame" ? Well, it lies with all of us, in our stars, perhaps
People oftentimes think a war economy is good when in fact the war economy benefits the munitions makers to the cost of countless (millions) dead. While it is true that the war economy of the 2nd World War ended the Great Depression, it did so at cost to 60 millions dead in Europe and Russia. Contrast the post World War II peace economy and the consistent growth since that time, that has continued well into the modern era. War, and war economy, simply disrupts and disturbs economic growth.
The other side I hear is that somehow, munition makers encourage or cause war is another outrageous fallacy. They feed on the war hysteria to supply a need for armaments; they are NOT the cause of the war.
The notion that the populace wants these wars is equally ludicrous. Oftentimes it devolves alone to the megalomania of a Napoleon, a Kaiser Wilhelm, or an Adolf Hitler. And we see this unfolding in modern time with the lunacy of a Kim Jong Un where the stakes are now even higher for total annihilation. How do other states respond when a Megalomaniac rules the day?
I was in Turkey, in to late 1950's. I visited Istanbul often. At that time, Istanbul had about one million people.
I would love to have the entire thing in high quality. It is a work of art!
Fantastic upload, thanks. I don't agree with the conclusions though. Sir Basil facilitated the conflicts through his deals. He has a lot to answer for.
Chaos is a ladder.
The title "Sir" given to a person who sold weapons of death, tricked people, etc.
This is how the world works!
He became sir cause he gave money to the government!
Read more and you will find out
Rien n'a vraiment changé... beaucoup à apprendre et comprendre ce docu...
Great documentary. Basil Zaharoff is a hero of is time!
He was a merchant of Death. If that's what you call a hero, you have my sympathy
The 'old ' Elites were not broke...they were greedy...nuance!
Zaharoff sure don't sound like a Greek surname, maybe Greek in the sense sabattai zevi is Greek (cousin of "ataturk")
Bismarck also said " The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian Grenadier " he had little interest in war in the Balkans but rather in benefiting from Austria's position there....
Great film footage I for one have never seen, also.
Peter Martland's glib comments and summary - that ZZ was an ordinary capitalist - seem incredible in context with the cascade of outrage screaming about ZZ throughout the documentary. Why on earth was Martland allowed to sanitize the reputation of ZZ?
1 United States Lockheed Martin 44.9 88%
2 United States Boeing 26.9 29%
3 United States Raytheon 23.8 94%
4 United Kingdom BAE Systems 22.9 98%
5 United States Northrop Grumman 22.3 87%
6 United States General Dynamics 19.4 63%
In Billons and percentage of profit .
Order of the Bath.
Order of the British Empire.
The Machiavelli of commerce.
The original Lord of War long before Viktor Bout.
Hook 'em, book 'em, *cook* 'em. These self-institutionalised systemic social psychopathies must be contextualised and neutralised.
“Bulg Arian”…as so…”Crustyo Rakovski”
:o up until the end I thought Zaharoff was made up and the whole thing is a mockumentary about war mongering in general (consider my self a history buff but I never had heard of Zaharof up until now :/ ) excellent work by Angelos Abazoglou check out his recent donumentary on the post ww2 Marshal plan Welcome to Greece Mr. Marsall (2007)
EVANGELOSS54 you find it all on Wikipedia, but also here, at the Smithsonian: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-mysterious-mr-zedzed-the-wickedest-man-in-the-world-97435790/
+EVANGELOSS54 that means he did a good job.
*16 Temmuz 2023*
And yet again we allow warmongers to profit.
Anyone knows the song at 34:13 ???
Heaven by I Monster
So te real ' merchant of war ' was a Muslim of Turkish decent who formed a business arrangement with German and Russian to escalate animosities to sell their armaments and secrets.
...no? Basil Zaharoff was Greek, he just happened to be born in the Ottoman Empire. There was a large Greek minority in Turkey(and a Turkish minority in Greece) until the 1923 Population Exchange agreement.
@@RaptorJesus there was also a large minority after 1923, 360.000 Greeks of Constantinople, imbros and tenedos Islands, excluded from population exchange.
@@RaptorJesus just a correction though the turkish minority of Greece was nothing less than islamized greeks who most of them could not even speak Turkish. They exchanged with the Christian Greeks and settled in the same regions Christian greeks used to live, north east coast of Turkey (trabzond) and western turkey (Antalya, Smyrna, Ephesus, Nikomidia, Prusa)
@@thesoundinyourhead1782 Fair points, extra context is always appreciated, thank you.
this lectured has been alterd,, also other lecures inparticular the 1 hour a 20 mins lecure has been removed from you tube..... why ? is somebody worried about thier dirty big secret getting out ?
Basilous Zarapoulos famili Juive. (Russified Basil Zaharoff )
i'd be interested to know what Richard Davenport-Hines connections are. those who made this documentary shouldn't simply leave his opinion as fact, which they do by presenting him only as a member of a historical society, if he is well-known to have an agenda, as i suspect. he seems to expect the audience to dispense with common sense, which is either arrogant of him or desperate.
God this is heavily biased!
Paul Ladhams you just type anything huh?
Grand Negus ZEK Agrees - this is proper business per Rules of Acquisition #34&35! The Bank of Braavos doesn't see what's wrong.
A War on Terror ensures endless profit & low risk!!
A Great man
Booo!,,,,,great upload
We ARE NOT Amused! by the upload
33:21
BulgAriian
This "doc" is more of a pastiche. Done on the fly on a tight budget? Hard to enjoy what is otherwise a fascinating subject.
D'un pastiche tres artistique!
the george soros of ww1. Rolo Tomassi himself