Author

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson, born April 18, 1964, in Glasgow, Scotland, is a renowned historian and author. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Senior Faculty Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard. Ferguson's credibility on the topic of war stems from his extensive research and academic background in history. Besides "The Pity of War," he authored "Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World" and "The Ascent of Money."