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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

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 podcas... Read more

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Episode 4 - The House Built Out of Dead Nazis

Episode 4 - The House Built Out of Dead Nazis

On this episode of the Lions Led by Donkeys we talk about Sergeant Yakov Pavlov and his Soviet House of Death during the... Read more

14 Aug 2018

37mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 9 - German Armor Fails of WWII Ft. Tom

Episode 9 - German Armor Fails of WWII Ft. Tom

Episode 9 brings us our first guest! Tom is an Officer in the United States Army Armor Corps, history graduate, and anon... Read more

14 Aug 2018

1hr 22mins

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Episode 55 - Soviet Afghan War 1: A Revolution of Drunks

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... Read more

17 Jun 2019

57mins

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Episode 23- Iran-Iraq War Part 1: Revolution!

Episode 23- Iran-Iraq War Part 1: Revolution!

Sources for all related episodes: Karsh, Efraim (2002). The Iran–Iraq War: 1980–1988https://www.iranchamber.com/history/... Read more

29 Oct 2018

1hr 7mins

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Episode 95 - French Invasion of Russia Part 1: Imperial Bromance

Episode 95 - French Invasion of Russia Part 1: Imperial Bromance

Napoleon attempts to make friends, ends up making war instead. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonk... Read more

9 Mar 2020

57mins

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Episode 16 - War of 1812 Part 1: A Cannonball to the Face

Episode 16 - War of 1812 Part 1: A Cannonball to the Face

It's our first ever series so buckle up as we talk about the beginnings of the War of 1812 between a newborn America and... Read more

10 Sep 2018

59mins

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Episode 40 - The Assholes of Holocaust Denial

Episode 40 - The Assholes of Holocaust Denial

On this episode Nick and Joe dive into the insane world of Holocaust Denial and why these people shouldn't be debated, t... Read more

25 Feb 2019

57mins

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Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History

Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History

On this episode we examine the birth of the M-16 Rifle and its deployment to the Vietnam War. How did the Pentagon take ... Read more

9 Sep 2019

1hr 4mins

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Episode 56 - Soviet Afghan War 2: Operation Storm 333

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 ... Read more

24 Jun 2019

49mins

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Episode 82 - Clint Lorance is a Murderer

Episode 82 - Clint Lorance is a Murderer

Clint Lorance killed two unarmed Afghan civilians in 2012. Clint Lorance is a free man. He walked out of the United Sta... Read more

9 Dec 2019

1hr 21mins

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Episode 85 - Winter War Part 1: Russian Problems

Episode 85 - Winter War Part 1: Russian Problems

On part one of our Winter War series we dive into the history of Finland and its long struggle for independence from a s... Read more

30 Dec 2019

42mins

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Episode 79 - Philippine American War Part 1: Thanks a lot Nebraska

Episode 79 - Philippine American War Part 1: Thanks a lot Nebraska

On this episode we dive into America's first overseas war of Empire and how two racists from Nebraska started a war. Cor... Read more

18 Nov 2019

52mins

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Episode 78 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest

Episode 78 - The Battle of Teutoburg Forest

Join Joe and Nick as they dive into one of the worst military defeats in history.Support the show: https://www.patreon.c... Read more

11 Nov 2019

1hr 14mins

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Episode 59 - Soviet Afghan War 5: The Rise of Najibullah

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... Read more

15 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

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Episode 43 - The Kargil War

Episode 43 - The Kargil War

On this episode Joe and Travis talk about the Kargil War of 1999. You may have never heard of it but it involves nukes, ... Read more

18 Mar 2019

1hr 8mins

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Episode 42 - The White Rose

Episode 42 - The White Rose

On this episode Joe and Rich talk about one of the most badass groups of people to ever walk the earth: The White Rose. ... Read more

11 Mar 2019

46mins

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Episode 26 - Iran Iraq War Part 4: Marsh Madness!

Episode 26 - Iran Iraq War Part 4: Marsh Madness!

On the 4th part of our Iran Iraq War series Joe is joined in the studio by Tom to talk about the insanity of the Battle ... Read more

19 Nov 2018

1hr 12mins

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Episode 5- Pavel Grachev

Episode 5- Pavel Grachev

On this episode we talk about Pavel Grachev, the Russian Minister of Defense who ordered the storming of Grozny while pi... Read more

14 Aug 2018

1hr 2mins

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Episode 47 - The Easter Rising Part 1: The Wolfe Tone

Episode 47 - The Easter Rising Part 1: The Wolfe Tone

On this episode we dive into some of the history that caused the 1916 Easter Rising like stealing Irish freedom with the... Read more

22 Apr 2019

55mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 77 - Unit 731

Episode 77 - Unit 731

*TRIGGER WARNING** Everything. Seriously everything. It is terrible. On this episode Joe and Rich discuss one of the gr... Read more

4 Nov 2019

1hr

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