Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Francis Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.

The newly appointed Minister for Administrative Affairs, the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP, finds even the corridors of power congested by the machinations of his Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey and his Civil Service cohorts.

《共同的底线》的宗旨是从“主义”、“文化”与“部门”的分析中，结合我们特定的“问题”来论证持守底线的意义。 “共同的底线”并不是调和折中。虽然我并不反对调和折中，正如我既不反对自由主义也不反对社会民主主义一样。也许将来在自由主义与社会民主主义之争成为真问题时，我会持某种有原则合逻辑的折中态度，但是现在，我们需要持守底线。

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.

A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.