Episode 337 - The First Boer War: Part 2
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*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/...
*PREVIEW* The Battle of Damascus 1148
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Episode 336 - The First Boer War: Part 1
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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.
*PREVIEW* The Crash of the USS McCain
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Episode 334 - The Battle of Saragarhi
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*PREVIEW* Robot Jox
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Episode 333 - The New York City Draft Riot
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*PREVIEW* Sarkis Soghanalian, The Armenian Viktor Bout
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Episode 332 - Miyamoto Musashi, The Troll Samurai
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*TRAILER* Lions Led By Donkeys Presents: The Kupiansk Dispatches
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*PREVIEW* The 2024 Q&A
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Episode 331 - The March of the 10,000
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Episode 330 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 4
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*PREVIEW* The U352, The Dumbest U-Boat of WWII
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Episode 329 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 3
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*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 10: Why Are There Horses?
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Episode 328 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 2
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*PREVIEW* A Civil War of Drunks
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Episode 327 - The Rwandan Genocide: Part 1
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Episode 326 - The Battle of The Plains Of Abraham
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*PREVIEW* Operation Ginny
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Episode 325 - Viktor Bout, The Merchant of Death: Part 2
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Episode 324 Viktor Bout, The Merchant of Death: Part 1
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*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots Presents: Chappie
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Episode 323 -Doug Hegdahl, The Incredibly Stupid One
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*PREVIEW* The Battle of Shipka Pass
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Episode 322 - Alvin York
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