International Terrorism Since 1945 (2009) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch International Terrorism Since 1945 online in HD.
International Terrorism Since 1945 — Storyline
International Terrorism Since 1945 is a television documentary series, shown on UKTV History from 5 January 2009.
Narrated by Robert Powell, it is shown in half-hour episodes at 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm and depicts a history of some major terrorist groups since World War 2 and their activities.
Cast & Crew
International Terrorism Since 1945 — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2009-01-05 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | U&Yesterday |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 8/10 (1 votes) |
International Terrorism Since 1945 — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Early Israeli Terrorism (2009-01-05) — On 22 July 1946, a Zionist group Irgun, bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, killing 91 people.
- E2: The Al-Qaeda Menace (2009-01-05) — On 11 September 2001, international Islamist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger planes, and deliberately flew two of them into the World Trade Center, one into The Pentagon, an
- E3: The IRA (2009-01-06) — A brief history of Irish Republican terrorism.
- E4: Fatah/Hamas (2009-01-06) — Palestinian terrorism, including events in Munich, in September 1972, when militant group Black September kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli sportspeople.
- E5: PLO (2009-01-07) — The hijacking of three passenger planes, in September 1970, by the PLO, accompanied by demands for the release of imprisoned Palestinians.
- E6: ETA, Spain (2009-01-07) — The murder of Luis Carrero Blanco. On 20 December 1973, the Prime Minister of Spain was assassinated with a car bomb, by communist group ETA.
- E7: The Red Brigades (2009-01-08) — Formed in 1970, the Brigate Rosse (Red Brigades) sought to create a revolutionary state through armed struggle and to separate Italy from the Western Alliance (NATO). The Red Briga
- E8: The Baader-Meinhof Gang (2009-01-08) — Terrorist acts committed by far-left group Baader Meinhof Gang / Red Army Faction in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.
- E9: EOKA (2009-01-09) — EOKA's attacks on police stations, government offices and military installations on Cyprus in the 1950s.
- E10: Nasser and Egyptian Terrorism (2009-01-10) — The history of Egyptian terrorism, including the 17 November 1997, murder of 59 foreign tourists, three police officers and a tour guide by Egyptian group al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.
- E11: Colonel Gaddafi and Libya (2009-01-12) — On 21 December 1988, Libya bombed transatlantic Pan Am flight 103 over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie.
- E12: Algeria and the OAS (2009-01-12) — The group OAS committed a series of attacks, killing hundreds, in an attempt to keep Algeria governed by France.
- E13: The SLA and Patty Hearst (2009-01-13) — In 1974, left-wing group the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, exerting pressure on her to make them join in their violent activities.
- E14: The Weathermen (2009-01-13) — Communist group The Weathermen carried out a series of bombings in the United States from 1969 – 1977.
- E15: The Oklahoma Bomber (2009-01-14) — On 19 April 1995, Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
- E16: The Ku Klux Klan (2009-01-14) — A history of attacks carried out by white, right-wing Christian group KKK.
- E17: Japanese Sarin Cult (2009-01-15) — The motives behind the March 15, 2005 gas attacks on the Tokyo subway system, committed by the new religious group Aum Shinrikyo – who aimed to destabilise the Japanese government.
- E18: The Mahdi Army (2009-01-15) — The motives behind actions taken by the Mahdi Army, who rose to arms in Iraq after the deposition of Saddam Hussein, in reaction to the US Military banning a Shia newspaper
- E19: Che Guevara (2009-01-16) — The motives, morals and methods of Che Guevara who in his relatively short life managed to inspire a generation of Cuban youths into rebellion against authority.
- E20: Fidel Castro (2009-01-16) — The story behind the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, which saw Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev bring the world to the brink of nuclear war.
- E21: Somali Warlords (2009-01-19) — America's disastrous attempt to capture two notorious Somali terrorists in 1993. Last in the series.
- E22: The Taliban (2009-01-19) — The global war against the Taliban, who instigated a brutal authoritarian regime in Afghanistan.
- E23: The Tamil Tigers (2009-01-20) — The violent campaign of the Sri Lankan terrorist group the Tamil Tigers, which started in the 1980s and has resulted in the deaths of almost 60,000 people.
- E24: Chechen Extremism — The Chechen rebel's who seized a theatre in Moscow and took 800 people hostage in 2002.
- E25: The Moluccan Separatists — The hijacking of a Dutch train by South Moluccan Separatists in 1977, who demanded independence for their homeland.
- E26: The Mau Mau — The Mau Mau's fight for Kenya's independence from Britain, who are a violent terrorist group founded in the 1950s.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does International Terrorism Since 1945 have? 1 season(s) with 26 episodes.
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