A panel discussion was held titled "A History of Violence." Leo Braudy moderated. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. David Bell is the author of The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It, published by Mariner Books. Mark Kurlansky is the author of Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea, published by Modern Library. Scott Martelle is the author of Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West, published by Rutgers University Press. Andrew Nagorski is the author of The Greatest Battle: Stalin, Hitler, and the Desperate Struggle for Moscow That Changed the Course of World War II, published by Simon and Schuster. Leo Braudy is the author of From Chivalry to Terrorism: War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity, published by Vintage.