| Description |
1 online resource (27 min.) |
| Series |
Academic Video Online |
| Summary |
Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, this series brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet. Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their life to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now ... On August 17 1988, en route for a military base in Northern Pakistan, Pakistan's pro-military strongman was brought down by a bomb in his Hercules transport plane, possibly in retaliation for helping the rebels fight the Russians in Afghanistan. Was a Russian agent in the aircraft minutes before he took off? |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019) |
| Performer |
Narrated by Robert Powell |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad -- Assassination
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Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad |
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Presidents -- Assassination -- Pakistan
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Assassination
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Presidents -- Assassination
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Pakistan
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Documentary television programs
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Documentary television programs.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Wright, Nicolas (Television director and producer), director, producer
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Martin, Jonathan, director, producer
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Nugus/Martin Productions, Ltd., production company.
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