Dictators explained
Frank Dikötter discusses his new book How to Be a Dictator, which explores the malevolent careers of eight 20th-century rulers

Historian Frank Dikötter discusses his new book How to Be a Dictator, which explores the malevolent careers of eight 20th-century rulers including Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Mussolini.
- Rise of a dictator: how did Hitler gain power and become the führer of Germany?
- A dictator’s death: how Stalin, Hitler, Mao and other self-styled strongmen met their ends
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