Documentary looking at the events leading up the death of Alexander Litvinenko, the Russian ex-spy who passed away under suspicious circumstances in 2006. Litvinenko had spoken publicly two years before his death about his former superiors at the FSB & their apparent involvement in the assassination of Russian tycoon, Boris Berezovsky. Litvinenko continued to make claims against the Russian government until he fell ill & died from a rare type of radiation poisoning. This documentary explores his accusations of corruption through interviews with the man himself prior to his death, as well as members of his family & journalists. ...

Hong Kong martial arts action. During the Ching dynasty, the anticipated death of the emperor triggers a succession crisis. One of his sons steals & alters the will naming the emperor's favourite son as his successor, leading to a brutal, martial arts civil conflict. ...

In 1947 the Bureau of Military History was established by the Irish government to record the experiences of those who took part in the fight for independence. This book brings the best of the surviving accounts of the Easter Rising 1916
- the first in a series of events that brought about Irish independence.
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Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War & the dark plots of the Commonwealth, this title tells the story of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats & kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals & scavengers
- & the hopes & dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history.
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