Kim Il Sung’s transformation from guerilla fighter to brutal dictator in North Korea. How did he build the most controlled society on the planet?

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence. Show more

How Benito Mussolini forged key tactics for seizing power, and also created fascism - an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness. Show more

How Manuel Noriega rose through the Panamanian military to become chief of intelligence and then dictator. Show more

Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Show more

How Idi Amin used lessons learned in the colonial British army to build a powerful dictatorship in Uganda. Show more