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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- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- June 2, 2018
- Last air date
- July 7, 2018
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode runtime
- 54m
- Network
- PBS
- Original language
- EN
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