Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

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Part 1 of 3 as we explore the birth of American Empire. Sources for all 3 episodes: Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/spring/roosevelt-and-medal-of-honor-3.html https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/how-buffalo-soldiers-helped-win-the...

A bunch of christian knights get hijacked to knee cap some people over boat debt. Sources: https://www.historynet.com/fourth-crusade-the-second-siege-of-constantinople/ https://www.thecollector.com/fourth-crusade-siege-constantinople-fall-of-byzantine-empire/ Hindley, Geoffrey (2003). The Crusades: A History of Armed Pilgrimage and Holy War Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonke...

The Ottoman Empire trips over its own dick into WWI, orders an army to attack up a mountain in the middle of winter without shoes, and commits a genocide. sources: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60960/wwi-centennial-turkish-debacle-sarikamish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew39InPunOY https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/spotlights/armenian.htm https://www.armenian-geno...

Sources: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/ivan-pavlovich-soviet-soldier.html?chrome=1 https://www.rbth.com/history/326983-5-soviet-superheroes-in-ww-2 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/russian-rambo-of-wwii.html?chrome=1 Support the show www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Support the show get bonus stuff: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.nps.gov/aleu/learn/historyculture/index.htm https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-pacific/aleutian-islands-campaign.html https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/aleutian-islands-attack-1942 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/today-in-history/forgo...

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/messerschmitt-me-163b-1a-komet/nasm_A19530072000 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-super-scary-legend-nazi-germanys-me-163-rocket-fighters-18494 https://books.google.com/books?id=xiADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA124&dq=popular+science+%22A+two-room+wing%22&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnu...

The conclusion of the reign of Bokassa I Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources for both episodes: Titley, B. (1997). Dark Age: the political odyssey of Emperor Bokassa O'Toole, T. (1982). "Made in France: the Second Central African Republic" Kalck, P. (1971). Central African Republic: a failure in de-colonisation

The 2nd and last part of our series on the Namibian Genocide Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Germany unifies and colonizes Namibia, is shocked to find out this is unpopular to the people who live there. Sources for both episodes: The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism The Herero Genocide: War, Emotion, and Extreme Violence in Colonial Namibia (War and Genocide Book 31) The Genocidal Gaze: From German Southwest Africa to the Third Reich Suppor...

The conclusion to our *duology* The US invades Mexico, gets lost, commits crimes against humanity, goes home. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The US fucks around in Mexican politics and eventually finds out. Sources: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/wwi/108653.htm https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/fall/mexican-punitive-expedition-1.html https://history.army.mil/html/reference/army_flag/mexex.html https://www.nps.gov/prsf/learn/historyculture/pursuing-pancho-villa.htm Pancho Villa and the Attack on Columbus, New...

the conclusion to our First Chechen War series Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Russians invade the Chechen capital of Grozny, sparking one of the most devastating urban battles in modern military history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

A preview of our upcoming Premium podcast series The History of Armenia. If you like what you hear donate to the show at the $3 level or above to unlock it: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Part 2 of our 4 part series. Russia invades the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and promptly bombs and shells themselves without mercy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Part 1 of our 4 part series on the first Chechen War. Throughout history Russia continues to try to subjugate Chechnya, leading to generations of war. Sources for all 4 episodes: The Oath Russia's Chechen Wars 1994-2000: Lessons from Urban Combat: Lessons from the Urban Combat Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994-2009 One Soldier's War Allah's Mountains: The Batt...

Mathew Charles Lamb was Canada's first spree shooter. He was found insane and locked up in a psych ward. He was then dosed with acid, deemed sane, and went off to fight and die in Rhodesia. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Will Toffan. Watching the Devil Dance https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ogRFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5820%2C4561932 https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop...

During WWII the US developed a revolutionary new torpedo that excelled at attempting to murder the people who launched it. This didn't seem to bother the US Navy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/ww2-navy-torpedo-problems-mk14/ https://navalunderseamuseum.org/mk-14/ https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/torpedo-scanda...

The US keeps feeding soldiers into the death forest for no reason. Eventually win. support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The US plans the battle of the Hurtgen Forest. The first step is actively hating your own soldiers. sources for both episodes https://www.historynet.com/the-hurtgen-forest-1944-the-worst-place-of-any.htm https://europeremembers.com/story/battle-of-huertgen-forest/ https://armyhistory.org/hell-in-the-forest-the-22d-infantry-regiment-in-the-battle-of-hurtgen-forest/ https://9thinfantrydivision.net/b...

The conclusion of the Conrad Von Hotzendorf story Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

A new challenger for the worst commander of all time has entered the arena. ** corrections** Gavrilo Princeps is mistakenly called a "Bosnian" during the episode. What we went to say was "Bosnian Serb" and our brain melted mid sentence. sources for both episodes: A mad catastrophe: the outbreak of World War I and the collapse of the Habsburg Empire Collision Course: Franz Conrad Von Hötzendorf, Se...

Jack Churchill was a lunatic and one of the most interesting people to ever run screaming onto an enemy beach while wielding a sword. sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-jack-churchill https://www.historynet.com/the-daring-exploits-of-mad-jack-churchill.htm https://www.badassoftheweek.com/jackchurchill https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/jack-churchill-carry-a-sword.html htt...