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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast Lions Led By Donkeys
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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 262 - The Nez Perce War
A group of Native Americans launch one of the longest fighting retreats in North American military history in order to escape genocide at the hands of the US government.
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Sources:
Bruce Hampton. Children of Grace, The Nez Perce War of 1877
Elliot West. The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/the-last-battle-of-the-nez-perce-war/
Elliot West. Dreamweaver. -
Episode 261 - The USS Thresher
The story of the most deadly submarine disaster in American history.
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https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Sources:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/14/questions-about-infamous-lost-sub-thresher-resurface-navy-releases-new-documents-tied-decades-old-mystery.html
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2023/april/what-killed-thresher
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-submarine-sinks-in-atlantic
https://www.naval-technology.com/features/featureperil-in-the-depths-the-worlds-worst-submarine-disasters-4191027/
https://www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/HotTopics/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2ffoia%2freadingroom%2fHotTopics%2fTHRESHER%20RELEASE
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/rip-how-mechanical-problem-led-uss-thresher-its-eternal-patrol-92421
Norman Polmar. The Death of the USS Thresher -
Episode 260 - The Battle of Crecy
A blind man tries to charge a line of English longbowmen.
It ends exactly like you think it does.
Support the show:
https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys
Sources:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/plantagenet/what-happened-battle-crecy-edward-iii-hundred-years-war-victory-why/
Andrew Ayton. The Battle of Crécy, 1346
Andrew Ayton. The Battle of Crécy: Context and Significance
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/edward-iii-and-battle-cr%C3%A9cy
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/death-by-longbow/
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Episode 259 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 4: The Heavenly King Has A Tummy Ache
The conclusion to the saga of the Taiping Rebellion!
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Episode 258 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 3: The Chicken King
Trouble in the heavenly kingdom!
part 3/4
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Episode 257 - The Taiping Rebellion Part 2: Working in the Dog Blood Factory
The Taiping rebellion spreads and the rebels create the world's weirdest gunpowder
Part 2/4
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Customer Reviews
One of the best podcasts ever!
I listen to a lot of podcasts. A lot. And I look forward to new ‘sodes from LLBD more than any other podcast, though it might be a tie between LLBD and ‘Well, There’s Your Problem’. Both are great, both are ad-free!!! Hey, Nate! Go on tangents all you want, my dude! No need to apologize for it or even address it. Do your thing how you do your thing! And ‘Hey!’ Joe! (Where you going with that gun in your hand? I expect to hear this every time I hear ‘Hey, Joe’…) I love what you do and am a Patron. Keep up the great work, but take some planned time off every fem months. It’s deserved!
From not a military nerd
I appreciate shows like this and the dollop that scrapes away the veneer of nice shiny polish that is time. History is never neat and tidy, military history especially, and we need affable dummies to explain why dumb stuff is dumb (like how invading Russia in the dead of winter is a bad idea or how never flanking the enemy is a good way to get your soldiers killed)
Also apple has given me a nickname on these reviews that makes me laugh just as much as this show so here we are…
Algorithm-based reasons
Came for the history, but stayed for the corpse based infrastructure. Well done, a weekly must listen.