Infamous assassinations. Episode 19, The attempt to assassinate Hitler /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
2007.
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| 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 ... Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including hiding bombs in brandy bottles on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (27 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:26:03 |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrated by Robert Powell. |
| Language: | In English. |