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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

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The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Our podcast will always be free, but if you think what we do is worth a buck you can throw us one here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Episodes

*PREVIEW* Waterloo (1970)

This is a preview, to listen to the entire episode support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/96076514?pr=true Once upon a time thousands of soviet soldiers were drafted into a film production. This is that film.

Jan 08, 202411 min

Episode 293 - Operation Lam Son 719

Joe and Nate talk about the time South Vietnam attempted to invade Laos. It did not go well. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys SOURCES: Sources: https://www.comanchero.org/LamSon719.html https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/invasion-02172021125804.html https://www.jstor.org/stable/27016309 Robert Sander. The Invasion of Laos, 1971 https://www.jstor.org/stable/3024288 https://www.history.com/news/laos-most-bombed-country-vietnam-war https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/...

Jan 07, 20241 hr 43 min

Episode 292 - The Defense of the Great Wall

Chinese soldiers defended the Great Wall of China armed with swords, axes, and martial arts....in the 1930s SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.historynet.com/last-battle-great-wall/ https://grantpiperwriting.medium.com/the-forgotten-story-of-japans-attack-on-the-great-wall-of-china-5b7f75e326b8 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-imperial-japan-seized-great-wall-china-91386 https://www.republicanchina.org/war.shtml

Jan 01, 20241 hr 2 min

Episode 291 - The Christmas Truce

Once upon a time enemies put aside their differences to collectively ignore their officers orders. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce https://www.history.com/news/christmas-truce-1914-world-war-i-soldier-accounts https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/voices-of-the-first-world-war-the-christmas-truce https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-of-the-wwi-christmas-truce-11972213/ https://www.washi...

Dec 24, 202355 min

*PREVIEW* The 761st Black Panthers

This is a preview of a patreon exclusive episode. Get the entire episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94870719?pr=true

Dec 18, 202310 min

Episode 290 - The Divine Wind

You've heard of the Kamikaze. Now learn about where they got their name. Sources: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/kamikaze-001995 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/141104-kamikaze-kublai-khan-winds-typhoon-japan-invasion https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japans-kamikaze-pilots-wwii https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/18/how-typhoon-sank-kublai-khan-weatherwatch https://www.thoughtco.com/the-mongol-invasions-of-japan-195559 https://warfar...

Dec 17, 20231 hr 5 min

Episode 289 - Eugene Bullard. The Coolest Man to Ever Live

Circus performer, champion boxer, first ever African American combat pilot, club owner, Jazz artist, and spy. Eugene Bullard was one of the coolest men to ever live. *SUPPORT THE SHOW* https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys *LIVE SHOW TICKETS* Night one: bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led…s-live-podcast/ Night two: bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led…odcast-27jan24/ Sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/eugene-j-bullard https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20231112-eugene-ballard-pio...

Dec 10, 20231 hr 8 min

*PREVIEW* Napoleon (2023)

This is a preview. For the full episode become a supporter of the show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/94082033?pr=true *LIVE SHOW TICKETS* Night one: bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led…s-live-podcast/ Night two: bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led…odcast-27jan24/

Dec 04, 202311 min

Episode 288 - The Beslan School Siege: Part 2

*CONTENT WARNING* The conclusion to the Beslan School Siege *LIVE SHOW TICKETS* Night one: https://bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led-by-donkeys-live-podcast/ Night two: https://bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led-by-donkeys-live-podcast-27jan24/

Dec 03, 20231 hr 2 min

Episode 287 - The Beslan School Siege: Part 1

This is the story of how Chechen Terrorists and the Russian state joined forces to create the worst school attack of all time. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys GET YOUR LIVE SHOW TICKETS RIGHT HERE: https://bigbellycomedy.club/event/lions-led-by-donkeys-live-podcast/ Sources: Timothy Phillips. Beslan: Tragedy at school number 1 John Giduck. Terror at Beslan HBO. Children of Beslan

Nov 27, 20231 hr

Episode 286 - The Death of Captain James Cook

Captain Cook shows up in the Hawaiian Islands and pisses off the entire population ending in the funniest possible outcome. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Richard Tregaskis. Hawaii's Warrior King: King Kamehamaha The Great Glyn Williams. The Death of Captain Hook: A Hero Made and Unmade Hawaiian Historical Society Reprints 1787, 1788,1789 Val Wake. Who Killed Captain Cook?

Nov 19, 20231 hr 1 min

*Preview* Sharpe's Battle

This is a preview for the whole episode go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-sharpe-7-93002822

Nov 16, 202310 min

Episode 285 - The American Invasion of Quebec

Before Benedict Arnold became the world's most famous traitor, he tried to invade Canada, it went about as well as you'd expect. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.americanacorner.com/blog/quebec-assault https://www.americanacorner.com/blog/1775-invasion-quebec https://www.historynet.com/invasion-of-canada-during-the-american-revolutionary-war/ https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/arnolds-flawed-invasion-of-quebec/

Nov 12, 20231 hr 13 min

Episode 284 - The Fenian Raids

Once upon a time Irish-Americans thought it would be a good idea to invade Canada from the US. It did not go well. CORRECTION: Andrew Johnson* EDIT: I meant David Fincher Sources: https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/chrono/1774fenian_e.html https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2019/03/15/civil-war-vets-wanted-invade-canada-liberate-ireland.html https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/fenians/index.aspx https://www.jstor.org/stable/24778340 https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/Ce...

Nov 05, 20231 hr 6 min

Episode 283 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 5

The conclusion to our Battle of Stalingrad series! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Last chance to preorder some merch: https://llbdmerch.com/products/stalingrad-street-fighting-academy-t-shirt

Oct 29, 20231 hr 8 min

Episode 282 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 4

Part 4/5 of the Battle of Stalingrad! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Pre order some merch: https://llbdmerch.com/products/stalingrad-street-fighting-academy-t-shirt

Oct 23, 20231 hr 21 min

*Preview* Lions Led By Robots Episode 1

This is a preview, for the full episode become a patreon supporter here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/91202542?pr=true The first episode of our new side series, LLBR, where Tom and Joe watch robot related media! For this first series arc we're watching G Gundam, the most insane thing ever thought up by the Gundam universe.

Oct 18, 202310 min

Episode 281 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 3

Part 3 of 5 of our battle of stalingrad series. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys get some merch! https://www.patreon.com/posts/pre-order-your-90833773

Oct 15, 20231 hr 18 min

*Preview* Sharpe's Gold

This is a preview. For the full episode go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90824623?pr=true

Oct 12, 202310 min

Episode 280 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 2

The horrors beyond human comprehension continue! Part 2/5 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: David Glantz. Stalingrad I-III Anthony Beevor. Stalingrad. Alexander Hill. The Red Army and the Second World War. Chris Bellamy. Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War.

Oct 08, 20231 hr 26 min

*PREVIEW* Pete Ellis, The Drunken Madman Who Revolutionized Amphibious Warfare

*This is a preview of a bonus episode. If you want to listen to the whole thing, support the show on Patreon* https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Pete Ellis was a marine who not only foresaw the pacific theater of WWII, but pretty much invented the modern US Marine Corps. He was also a drunken madman who went on one of the worst spying missions in American history.

Oct 06, 202310 min

The Legion For Armenia Fund

https://www.patreon.com/posts/90133415 In late September 2023, Azerbaijan invaded what was left of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh after starving the population and holding them hostage since December 2022. Over 100,000 people are now in Armenia after they have been forced to flee upon fear of death or worse. The Armenian state on its own cannot handle the immediate needs of this many refugees. Our goal is to give a targeted monthly grant to the families most in need. Those with many yo...

Oct 01, 20232 min

Episode 279 - The Battle of Stalingrad: Part 1

The story of one of the most horrific battles in all of human history. Part 1/5 Support the show, get the entire series right now: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: David Glantz. Stalingrad I-III Anthony Beevor. Stalingrad. Alexander Hill. The Red Army and the Second World War. Chris Bellamy. Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War.

Oct 01, 20231 hr 9 min

Episode 278 - The Homestead Strike

Striking factory workers hold off an attempted amphibious invasion launched by Pinkertons with guns, bombs, and fire ships. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike https://battleofhomestead.org/the-battle-of-homestead/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-homestead https://archive.org/details/jstor-25102447...

Sep 24, 20231 hr 5 min

*PREVIEW* Master And Commander

This is a preview. For the entire episode go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/89709631?pr=true Tom and Joe watch Master and Commander, otherwise known as why life in the navy sucks.

Sep 23, 202310 min

Episode 277 - The United Red Army of Japan

The terror group the United Red Army was born out of the fires of the anti imperialist student movement of japan but rapidly turned into a death cult. Within a few weeks even taking a shower would be considered counter revolutionary. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Yoshikuni Igarashi. Dead Bodies and Living Guns: The United Red Army and Its Deadly Pursuit of Revolution, 1971–1972. Patricia Steinhoff. Hijackers, Bombers, and Bank Robbers: Managerial Style in t...

Sep 17, 20231 hr 26 min

*Preview* The Philadelphia Experiment

This episode is just a preview. Get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-65864515 Joe is joined by Sarah of It Came From the Sea to talk about that time when the navy teleported a ship and melted people into ship centaurs(or didn't but that's no fun)

Sep 17, 202311 min
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