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Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ A King has a fever dream and launches the 7th crusade, following the exact same battle plan as a previous failed crusade because he thinks he's built different. He isn't. Sources: Jonathan Riley-Smith. The Oxford History of the Crusades Alexander Mikaberidze. Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World A Historical Encyclopedia Christopher Marshall, Warfare in the Latin East,...
Support the show on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys We're on Bluesky @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social The English launch a raid against the Spanish city of Cadiz. Instead of planning anything whatsoever, the English get drunk on the beach and die. Correction: James VI/James I. Not James IV Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20070311113513/http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%20292%201626.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20061003025931/http://www.british-civil-wars.co.u...
Support the show on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out the merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ Patton sends his soldiers into a tunnel meat grinder, suffering his first and only real defeat as a commander during WWII Sources: Anthony Kemp. The Unknown Battle: Metz John Nelson Rickard. Patton at Bay: the Lorraine Campaign, September to December, 1944 Duane E. Shaffer. Patton’s Lost Battle. Warfare History Network Ryan McLachlan. Battle of Fort Driant – World War II’s S...
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Check out the merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ A British engineer attempts to create a weapon for breaching the Atlantic wall. He does not succeed. Sources: Brian Johnson. The Secret War. https://www.wired.com/2015/01/well-didnt-work-rolling-rocket-bomb-designed-kill-nazis-almost-killed-dog-instead/ https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/second-world-war/the-great-panjandrum-scares-a-dog/1123500263001 https://allthatsinteresting.com/panjandrum
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We thought we would unlock a bonus episode to bring some laughs to people on such a shitty day. Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys The story of how a very stupid dictator ended up swinging upside down in front of a cheering crowd. sources: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/death-of-benito-mussolini https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/how-did-benito-mussolini-die-the-story-behind-il-duces-last-moments/...
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store! https://llbdmerch.com/ Part 1/3 A bunch of racist, libertarian farmers who hate taxes revolt against the British. No, not that time, the other time. Sources: Laband, John. The first Anglo-Boer War 1880-1881 Pakenham, Thomas. The Boer War. Meredith, Martin. Diamonds, Gold, and War: The Making of South Africa Pretorius, Fransjohan. The Boer Wars. Palmer, Gough. The Besieged Towns of the First Boer W...
Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store! https://llbdmerch.com/ The Huns go to war against Rome in what turns into one of the bigger "Greater Unifying Theory of Fuck That Guy" Moments in history. Sources: Jordanes. The Getica Bury, John Bagnall. History of the Later Roman Empire. Man, John. Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome. Stoddard, Brooke. The Battle of the Catalunian Plains.
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The concluding part of the Rwandan Genocide series delves into the international community's deliberate inaction and refusal to label the atrocities as genocide, highlighting the legal and political implications. It critically examines France's deep involvement, from providing covert military support to enabling Hutu perpetrators to escape justice, and explores the challenging post-genocide efforts for justice in Rwanda, including the controversial Gacaca courts and the enduring impact of the conflict on the region.
This episode delves into the harrowing third part of the Rwandan Genocide, exposing the organized nature of the killings and debunking common myths about the role of media like RTLM radio. It highlights the motivations for widespread participation, the tragic failures of the international community, and France's controversial actions. The episode also explores the devastating betrayal by the Catholic Church and the complexities surrounding figures like Paul Rusesabagina, concluding with a powerful reflection on recognizing genocidal rhetoric in contemporary society.
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Part 2 of the Rwandan Genocide series exposes the systematic build-up to the atrocity, from the spread of Hutu Power ideology through newspapers and radio to the formation of the Interahamwe militia. It highlights the political maneuvering, the breakdown of peace accords, and the crucial warning received and ignored by the UN. The episode culminates with the assassination of President Habyarimana, the immediate chaos, and General Dallaire's desperate, yet ultimately hamstrung, attempts to prevent the unfolding genocide amidst the UN's crippling non-intervention orders.
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