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Episode 224 - The Battle of Wake Island
Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor the Japanese military set their eyes on a tiny speck of a rock staffed with a handful of Marines and civilian contractors. Trapped and with no hope of relief,…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 223 - The First Barbary War
America scrapes together the US Navy to go fight pirates on the other side of the world. They accomplish almost nothing and then go home. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys S…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 222 - The Wilkes Expedition
Once upon a time the US Navy went on a scientific expedition based upon the theory of a hollow earth. They murdered swaths of innocent people and the commander went insane, beating and kidnapping mos…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 221 - The Battle of Lake Tanganyika Part 2: Nelson of the Lake
Spicer Simson rides into some of the dumbest combat of all time, somehow wins. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Giles Foden. Mimi and Toutou Go Forth Edward Paic…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 220 - The Battle of Lake Tanganyika Part 1: The Worst Officer in the British Navy
During WWI the british navy thought of one of the most pointless battle plans of the entire war. They had to find someone equally worthless to command it. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/l…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 219 - The Battle of Little Bighorn Part 3: The Death of Custer
Part 3/3 Custer leads his command to their deaths. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Thomas Powers. The Killing of Crazy Horse Dr. Margot Liberty. Cheyenne Primacy…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 218 - The Battle of Little Bighorn Part 2: Racism as Military Doctrine
Part 2/3 The American invasion of native land gets off to a bad start. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeysSources: Thomas Powers. The Killing of Crazy Horse Dr. Margot Libert…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 217 - The Battle of Little Bighorn Part 1: Custer, Bad Student
The US manufactures a war against the indigenous people of the Great Plains. Part 1/3 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources for the entire series: Thomas Powers. The Ki…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 216 - The Dieppe Raid
The British feed hundreds of Canadian soldiers into a wood chipper for no reason. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Fowler, Will. Allies at Dieppe. https://www.nat…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 215 - How the US Poisoned the Marshall Islands
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The story of how the US poisoned the Marshall Islands with nuclear fallout and did nothing to clean it up. sources: https://www.brookings.e…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago