The Rise of the Dictators — Season 1, Episode 4: Holding Onto Power
Documentary, War & Politics • 50 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
Dictators are characterized as charismatic, narcissistic and sadistic, but most of all by their thirst for power; once in power, holding on to it requires negotiation, coercion and force.
About The Rise of the Dictators
The story of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Josef Stalin; but also reveals those strong men, autocrats, and despots that followed in their footsteps. How did these men take absolute power, and what did they do with it? ‘Rise of the Dictators’ provides a compelling insight into the fragility of democracy, and the frightening resilience of authoritarianism.