*PREVIEW* History of Armenia 37: Armenia's Sad, Pathetic, Neo Nazi Movement
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Dec 25, 2024•10 min
Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast
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.
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Episodes
Episode 343 - The Battle of Trenton
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys CHECK OUT THE MERCH STORE! https://llbdmerch.com/ George Washington crosses the Delaware! and then everyone's feet start bleeding. Sources: Henry Wood. The Battles of the American Revolution William Stryker. The Battles of Trenton and Princeton John Ferling. Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence Vince Hawkins. The Battle of Trenton. Military Heritage. Vol. 5, No. 5
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 18 min
*PREVIEW* The West Point Eggnog Riot
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Dec 18, 2024•10 min
Episode 342 - The Seventh Crusade and the Battle of Mansurah
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,...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min
*PREVIEW* The Battle of Fort Fisher
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Dec 11, 2024•10 min
Episode 341 - The Cadiz Expedition
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...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 21 min
*PREVIEW* Pearl Harbor w/ The Worst of All Possible Worlds
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Dec 04, 2024•10 min
Episode 340 - The Battle of Fort Driant
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...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 34 min
*PREVIEW* The Time The Cops Tried To Invade Haiti
This is a preview. To get the entire episode support our show on patreon: www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Check out the merch store: llbdmerch.com/ All aboard the Battle Bus
Nov 27, 2024•10 min
Episode 339 - The Great Panjandrum
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
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 13 min
*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 11: Jordan B. PeterGundam
This is a preview. To get the entire episode support our show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out the merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ Joe and Tom ponder the existence of Armenians in the Marvel Universe and the charity work of the DGVVA
Nov 20, 2024•10 min
Episode 338 - The First Boer War: Part 3
Support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ The conclusion!
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 33 min
*PREVIEW* History of Armenia 36: The Armenian Mafia, The Mormon Cult, and the Fuel Scam
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Nov 13, 2024•11 min
Episode 337 - The First Boer War: Part 2
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Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min
*UNLOCKED* The Death of Mussolini
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/...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
*PREVIEW* The Battle of Damascus 1148
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Nov 06, 2024•10 min
Episode 336 - The First Boer War: Part 1
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...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Episode 335 - The Battle of The Catalaunian Plains
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.
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 14 min
*PREVIEW* The Crash of the USS McCain
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Oct 23, 2024•10 min
Episode 334 - The Battle of Saragarhi
Get tickets to our show in Belfast this weekend! https://www.universe.com/events/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-belfast-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to belfast? we're streaming it! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1 Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out the merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ Stranded in the mountains of Afghanistan, 21 Sikh soldiers fac...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 46 min
*PREVIEW* Robot Jox
This is a preview. To get the entire episode support our show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114104724?pr=true TICKETS TO OUR BELFAST SHOW ARE STILL AVAILABLE: https://www.universe.com/events/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-belfast-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it. Get streaming tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1 Check out our merch store: https://...
Oct 16, 2024•11 min
Episode 333 - The New York City Draft Riot
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: https://www.universe.com/events/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-belfast-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1 Check out our merch store: https://www.LLBDmerch.com A riot against the Civil War draft qui...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 28 min
*PREVIEW* Sarkis Soghanalian, The Armenian Viktor Bout
This is a preview. For the entire episode support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/history-of-35-113659720 Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: www.universe.com/events/lions-led…t-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1 Check out our merch store https://llbdmerch.com/
Oct 09, 2024•10 min
Episode 332 - Miyamoto Musashi, The Troll Samurai
Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: www.universe.com/events/lions-led…t-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047 Once upon a time, a man became a wandering warrior, testing himself against the best in the land and beat the hell out of them with a combination of hyper viol...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min
*TRAILER* Lions Led By Donkeys Presents: The Kupiansk Dispatches
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Oct 05, 2024•3 min
*PREVIEW* The 2024 Q&A
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Oct 02, 2024•12 min
Episode 331 - The March of the 10,000
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: www.universe.com/events/lions-led…t-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1 Greek Mercenaries get trapped after a job goes wrong. Now, they have to try and find their way home in a series of war crimes, rager...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Episode 330 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 4
Like what we do? Consider supporting us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: https://www.universe.com/events/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-belfast-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047 The Conclusion to the Rwandan Genocide series. sources used for this series: Scott Straus. The ...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 31 min
*PREVIEW* The U352, The Dumbest U-Boat of WWII
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Sep 18, 2024•11 min
Episode 329 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 3
Support the show on Patreon and get our next episode right now as well as years worth of bonus content: www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab tickets to our live show in Belfast: www.universe.com/events/lions-led…t-tickets-83V5QD Can't make it to Belfast? We're streaming it! Get your stream tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-live-in-belfast-tickets-1008166803047 Sources for this series: Scott Straus. The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min
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