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General Tojo Part 1: The Young Samurai

Real Dictators

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Real Dictators explores the hidden lives of tyrants such as Adolf Hitler, Chairman Mao and Kim Jong-il. We'll take you behind the curtain to hear the real stories of their totalitarian regimes. In this episode we're in Japan in the 1930s and 40s. Have you ever heard of General Hideki Togyo? Perhaps not. He's the man who led Japan through World War II. Without him, Pearl Harbor might not have happened.

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