Francisco Franco
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
Francisco Franco The Dictator's Playbook
Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.
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The Dictator's Playbook
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
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