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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Summary: 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 89 - Winter War Part 5: The Booty Call Armistice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:16

On the finale of the Winter War the Mannerheim Line begins to crumble and Finland is only saved due the connections of a Government Minister's booty call. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy some stuff: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us @lions_by

 Episode 88 - Winter War Part 4: The White Death | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:47:01

One of the deadliest men who has ever walked the earth probably was too short to ride a rollercoaster. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

 Episode 87 - Winter War Part 3: Comrade Zap Brannigan and the Molotov Cocktail | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:18

Soviets launch unending frontal assaults against the Finnish Defenders. Little did the Soviets know that the Finns had a secret weapon: tens of thousands of empty booze bottles and balls of steel. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab a T Shirt: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us: @lions_by

 Episode 86 - Winter War Part 2: Molotov Bread Basket | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:17

Stalin launches a war from his Apartment without any planning whatsoever. Hilarity ensues. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store?page=1 follow us on twitter: @lions_by

 Episode 85 - Winter War Part 1: Russian Problems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:42:27

On part one of our Winter War series we dive into the history of Finland and its long struggle for independence from a string of different oppressors. **Correction** The Commander of Finnish forces was named Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. There was no "Von" honorific. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Bibliography: Trotter, William. A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-1940.

 Episode 84 - Lax Bros Strike Back: The Michilimackinac Massacre | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:56:05

A game of Lacrosse leads to the dumbest massacre in Michigan state history . Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us @lions_by

 Episode 83 - St Clair's Defeat | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:05

The US dispatches some soldiers to fight Native Americans resulting in the biggest defeat in US Military history and the creation of American government as we know it today. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Grab some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us @lions_by

 Episode 82 - Clint Lorance is a Murderer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:32

Clint Lorance killed two unarmed Afghan civilians in 2012. Clint Lorance is a free man. He walked out of the United States Army Disciplinary Barracks at Leavenworth at the order the President Donald J Trump on November 15, 2019. This is the story of the war crime he committed. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/notifications Buy some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Sources: https://taskandpurpose.com/think-lt-clint-lorance-murderer https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/01/army-officer-convicted-of-murder-in-afghanistan-to-get-another-look-by-civilian-court/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/without-a-doubt-in-my-mind-soldier-who-testified-against-clint-lorance-thinks-hes-guilty-despite-trump-pardon https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/us/jailed-ex-army-officer-has-support-but-not-from-his-platoon.html

 Episode 81 - Philippines American War Part 3: War Crimes and Misdemeanors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:36

At the conclusion of our series on the Philippines American War we dive into the Moro Rebellion and American war crimes so prolific they are turned into things of legend in the modern day. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home Support Brandon Lee: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-brandon-lee Follow us on Twitter @lions_by Buy our stuff on Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store

 Episode 80 - Philippine American War Part 2: The Machete of Freedom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:41:14

The American Philippines War begins in earnest. America sets up a series of concentration camps and attempts to brutalize the Philippine people into submission. Enter the Machete of Freedom. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us on twitter: @lions_by

 Episode 79 - Philippine American War Part 1: Thanks a lot Nebraska | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:53

On this episode we dive into America's first overseas war of Empire and how two racists from Nebraska started a war. **Corrections** Andres Bonifacio did not receive an education in spain and was not summerly executed. He was tried for a plot to overthrow the government and executed. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow us @lions_by

 Episode 78 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:14:02

Join Joe and Nick as they dive into one of the worst military defeats in history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/notifications Buy some merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store Follow us on twitter: @lions_by

 Episode 77 - Unit 731 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:13

*******TRIGGER WARNING******** Everything. Seriously everything. It is terrible. On this episode Joe and Rich discuss one of the greatest crimes in human history: Japan's answer to Nazi Germany's terrifying medical experiments. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Follow us on twitter @lions_by Sources: Felton, Mark. The Devil's Doctors: Japanese Human Experiments on Allied Prisoners of War. Harris, Sheldon. Factories of Death: Japanese Biological Warfare and the American Cover up.

 Episode 74 - Exercise Tiger Ft. Francis Horton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:07:00

Joe is joined by the co host of the What a Hell of a Way to Die Podcast Francis Horton to discuss the worst training exercise in military history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home Follow the What a Hell of a Way to Die Podcast: @hellofaway Sources: https://www.history.com/news/d-days-deadly-dress-rehearsal https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/exercise-tiger.html https://www.npr.org/2012/04/28/151590212/operation-tiger-d-days-disastrous-rehearsal https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-27185893

 Episode 73- The Battle of the Crater | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:05

A very hungover Joe and Nick dive into one of the Union Army's biggest blunders during the US Civil War: The Battle of the Crater during the siege of Petersburg. Two drunken commanders throw their soldiers into battle without a plan or orders. Hilarity does not ensue. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/notifications Buy some merch: https://teespring.com/stores/lions-led-by-donkeys-store

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