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Almost every dictator, at one time or another, has put pen to paper.
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: Night of the Long Knives
To ward off the Western Allies, Hitler takes a trip to Venice to visit Mussolini.
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: Unassailable Führer
In mid-1930, under Hitler's command, Germany's armed forces expand at an alarming rate
Adolf Hitler, Rise to Power: The Gathering Storm...
Hitler expands the Third Reich, while the Nazis stir up an orgy of anti-Jewish violence.
Third Reich: Hitler’s Birthday, Poland’s Doom
As Hitler turns 50, the finishing touches are put to a shock pact with Stalin.
General Videla Part 1: The Skinny One and the Witch
In 1925, Jorge Rafael Videla is born in Argentina: a country at a crossroads.
General Videla Part 2: Mr Clean's Dirty War
Videla’s dirty war begins, but he employs elaborate means to gloss over the atrocities.
General Videla Part 3: God, Football, the Falklands
Foreign journalists begin to uncover Videla's cruelty at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
General Videla Part 4: Dictator in the Courtroom
A legal case is brought against Videla. Justice for his victims is finally within reach.
Third Reich: A Brush with Death...
As World War Two begins, a lone clockmaker decides to bump off Hitler once and for all…
Third Reich: Adolf Hitler vs Winston Churchill
Newly installed in Downing Street, Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives with a bang.
Benito Mussolini Part 1: Italy's Fascist Godfather
As one of modern history's significant figures, we follow the early years of Il Duce.
Benito Mussolini Part 2: The March on Rome
In a smoke-filled hall in Milan, Benito Mussolini declares the birth of a new movement.