The Dictator’s Playbook

Ep 1: Kim Il Sung | Preview
30s

Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Preview
30s

Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Preview
30s

Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunges all of Europe into darkness.

Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Preview
30s

Watch Manuel Noriega’s rise from his early military days to his dictatorship’s sudden end.

Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Preview
30s

Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.

Ep 6: Idi Amin | Preview
30s

See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.

Ep 1: Kim Il Sung | Prologue
S1 Ep1 | 2m 51s

Watch Kim Il Sung’s transformation from guerrilla fighter to dictator of North Korea.

Ep 2: Saddam Hussein | Prologue
S1 Ep2 | 3m 5s

Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

Ep 3: Benito Mussolini | Prologue
S1 Ep3 | 2m 34s

Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that plunged most of Europe into darkness.

Ep 4: Manuel Noriega | Prologue
S1 Ep4 | 2m 14s

Watch Manuel Noriega rise to power in Panama, and witness his sudden downfall.

Ep 5: Francisco Franco | Prologue
S1 Ep5 | 1m 59s

Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.

Ep 6: Idi Amin | Prologue
S1 Ep6 | 2m 47s

See how Idi Amin used military force to seize power and build a dictatorship in Uganda.