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Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander.
Franco experienced a remarkable rise through the ranks of the Spanish army until the Republican regime, in 1931, brought his career to a halt. The Civil War became his opportunity to seize absolute power in Spain. Part 1 of 2.
Having come to power through a coup, General Franco manoeuvred from 1939 until his death in 1975 to remain in control. While his former allies Hitler and Mussolini disappeared with the end of WW II, his political longevity remains surprising. Part 2 of 2.
Witness Kim Il Sung’s transformation from guerilla fighter to brutal dictator of North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on earth and launch a dictatorship that has lasted for three generations? Part 1 of 6.
Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world. Part 2 of 6.
See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th-century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness. Part 3 of 6.
Watch Manuel Noriega rise through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence—and then, military dictator. He spied for the United States, but in the end, money laundering, drug trafficking, and political crimes led to his downfall. Part 4 of 6.
Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish society. Part 5 of 6.
See how Idi Amin used lessons learnt in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Through a combination of populist charm and brutal violence, he ruled for eight years—until his strategic blunders brought him down. Part 6 of 6.
One of the oldest food traditions in America is tapping trees for sap and boiling it down for the prized natural sweetener, maple syrup. Vermont has long been a mecca for the practice and is now innovating with maple syrup in fun and delicious ways.
