International Terrorism Since 1945
Season 1, Episode 7: The Red Brigades
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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 Brigades’ main aim was the overthrow of the Italian government, the weakening of NATO and the creation of a Marxist state.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Early Israeli Terrorism
Episode 2
The Al-Qaeda Menace
Episode 3
The IRA
Episode 4
Fatah/Hamas
Episode 5
PLO
Episode 6
ETA, Spain
Episode 7
The Red Brigades
Episode 8
The Baader-Meinhof Gang
Episode 9
EOKA
Episode 10
Nasser and Egyptian Terrorism
Episode 11
Colonel Gaddafi and Libya
Episode 12
Algeria and the OAS
Episode 13
The SLA and Patty Hearst
Episode 14
The Weathermen
Episode 15
The Oklahoma Bomber
Episode 16
The Ku Klux Klan
Episode 17
Japanese Sarin Cult
Episode 18
The Mahdi Army
Episode 19
Che Guevara
Episode 20
Fidel Castro
Episode 21
Somali Warlords
Episode 22
The Taliban
Episode 23
The Tamil Tigers
Episode 24
Chechen Extremism
Episode 25
The Moluccan Separatists
Episode 26
The Mau Mau