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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
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Episode 345 - The Shimabara Rebellion: Part 2

Support the show on Patreon and get the final episode of this series right now: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store: https://llbdmerch.com/ Part 2/3

Jan 13, 2025•1 hr

Episode 345 - The Shimabara Rebellion: Part 1

Support the show on Patreon and get the second part in this series right now! https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-episode-2-119362620 Check out the merch store! https://llbdmerch.com/ *Correction* Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the invasion of Korea, not Tokugawa Hideyoshi. Once upon a time in Japan, shitty landlords, high taxes, and religious persecution united a diverse band of Christians, Samurai, Ronin, and farmers under the leadership of a teenager, believed to be an Apostle, in order to rise u...

Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min

*PREVIEW* The St. Nazaire Raid

This is a preview, listen to the full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119074069?pr=true

Jan 01, 2025•10 min

Episode 344 - The Battle of Hamburger Hill

Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our Merch! https://llbdmerch.com/ Francis joins Joe to talk about one of the most memorable battles of the Vietnam War, which was completely and utterly pointless. Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190515114632/https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/1683/168300010494.pdf https://www.history.com/news/hamburger-hill-controversy Frank Boccia. The Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the...

Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min

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

This is a preview. For the entire episode support the show on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-118212060

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

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

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

Episode 337 - The First Boer War: Part 2

Support the show on patreon and get the conclusion to this series a week early: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch store! https://llbdmerch.com/

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

This is a preview. For the entire episode support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-episode-of-115479568

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

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
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