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The Dictator's Playbook

2018SeriesRating7.61 seasons6 episodesEnded
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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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  • PBS
  • PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel
  • Thirteen
  • WETA+