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United in war, the Allies were to reveal themselves divided and rivals in peace. Over 8 days in February 1945, the Big Three were to take part in a merciless struggle, given their respective interests and ideologies which set them diametrically apart. Part 1 of 2.
Now Stalin, Truman and Attlee sat at the table, but Truman had an ace up his sleeve. For the past 4 years, in great secrecy, the top scientists on the planet had been perfecting what was to become the absolute weapon: the atomic bomb. Part 2 of 2.
Through the secret history of the Ku Klux Klan, from its creation to the present day, this film explores more than a century of racial segregation and racism. Part 1 of 2.
Through the secret history of the Ku Klux Klan, from its creation to the present day, this film explores more than a century of racial segregation and racism. Part 2 of 2.
Revealing more family strategies at work, and the heavy price the young pay in hostile takeovers. Part 6 of 12.
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States’ and the world, has a unique story. In the space of less than 150 years LA has transformed itself from a little lawless cow town into one of the biggest cities on the planet. Part 1 of 2.
Los Angeles, one of the largest cities in the United States’ and the world, has a unique story. In the space of less than 150 years LA has transformed itself from a little lawless cow town into one of the biggest cities on the planet. Part 2 of 2.
Peter and Catherine the Great - these Tsars conquer parts of Northern Europe, the Crimea, and the Caucasian region by force. Their successors defend the empire against Napoleon and establish Russia among the great powers.
The Red Army, forged by Leo Trotsky from revolutionary guards and members of the Tsarist troops, becomes the sword of Communist Russia.
With Putin, the army regains its force and momentum. His wars in Georgia, Chechnya and Ukraine betray the cunning spirit of a secret service man, always ready to lay the blame on Western liberal states.
In 1957, Frank Costello, head of the Luciano crime family was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This organised hit on a top Mafia boss would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese. Part 6 of 13.
