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Episode 59 - Soviet Afghan War 5: The Rise of Najibullah
Babrak Karmal is a failure and the Soviets know he has to be replaced if they are ever going to get a functioning Afghan government. Enter Muhammed N…
6 years, 10 months ago
Episode 58 - Soviet Afghan War 4: Operation Cyclone
As the Soviets got bogged down in Afghanistan the United States and its allies are helping the Afghan rebels, but only with a little cash and small a…
6 years, 10 months ago
Episode 57 - Soviet Afghan War 3: The Lion of the Panjshir
The Soviet Army digs in for the long haul while a Tajik warlord named Ahmed Shah Massoud makes them pay for every inch of land they take. Support the…
6 years, 10 months ago
Episode 56 - Soviet Afghan War 2: Operation Storm 333
Another Afghan head of state is assassinated and replaced with an even more insane despot. The Soviets decide if anyone is going to assassinate the P…
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 55 - Soviet Afghan War 1: A Revolution of Drunks
On part 1 of the Soviet Afghan War the Afghan King is overthrown leading to a series of coups, counter coups, and purges that would eventually set th…
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 54 - One Year Anniversary Q & A
You sent us questions and we answered them. Things got weird. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy a shirt: https://teesp…
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 53 - The Donkey Reading Series: Max Boot
On this entry into the DRS Joe and Travis read Max Boot's "Why winning and losing are irrelevant in Syria and Afghanistan" from the Washington Post. …
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 52 - The Battle of Agincourt
On this episode more inbred people beef over turf, English longbowmen drowned French knights in shallow puddles, and Joe mispronounces everything to …
6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 51 - The Dogs (and bear) of War
Joe, Nick, and Rich tell the stories of Sergeant Stubby, Chief Dog Sinbad, and Corporal Wojtek BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL SUCH GOOD BOYS. Buy Joe's new Mil…
7 years ago
Episode 50 - Dowsing for Bombs
James McCormick tricked the Iraqi government into buying tens of millions of dollars worth of dowsing rods to find bombs. Hilarity did not ensue. Su…
7 years ago