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Alexander Litvinenko died in London in 2006, the first registered case of poisoning by radioactive polonium-201. Combining first hand testimony from key witnesses, with first class dramatisation of key events and never-before-seen archive, this film shows how the FSB so nearly got away with murder and demonstrates the ramifications that are still being played out today.
The definitive life story of Neil Armstrong. Dramatic, moving and insightful, Armstrong tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong - from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon.
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in British homes. She explores the time when British people embraced modern design for the first time after years of austerity. However, there were also unexpected dangers lurking.
Revealing more family strategies at work, and the heavy price the young pay in hostile takeovers. Part 6 of 12.
From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, ancient generals took advantage of a military tactic still used in modern warfare, employing overwhelming power to paralyse the enemy. A tactic known as Rapid Dominance. This episode explores the lives and feats of four men who used it to achieve victory: Moshe Dayan, Erwin Rommel, Colin Powell and Isoroku Yamomoto... Part 1 of 4.
Combined arms operations use the force of different military corps to increase the combat power deployed against an enemy. Combining these forces needs incredible planning, decisiveness and authority. This episode explores the lives and feats of four military leaders who used the tactic to achieve victory: Bernard Montgomery, William Westmoreland, Georgy Zhukov and Norman Schwarzkopf. Part 2 of 4.
Disinformation, decoys, and traps. Strategy and tactics can be creative. But behind every deception and masquerade are the Military Masterminds creating, planning and executing each strategy to defeat an enemy. This episode explores how leaders Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, George Patton and Muhammad Anwar Sadat, used the tactic to achieve victory. Part 3 of 4.
To surprise the enemy, attacking and disappearing without a trace. To harass, sabotage, ambush. Throughout the 20th Century the majority of guerrilla warfare centred around the confrontation between right and left ideologies. This episode looks at how Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Josip Broz Tito and Võ Nguyên Giáp used Guerrilla Warfare to overcome a militarily superior enemy. Part 4 of 4.