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 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

Episode 310 - The Weather Underground: Part 1

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Tom takes the wheel and tells Joe about the time a man created a terror organization in order to get laid.

05-06
01:17:53

Episode 309 - The 1527 Sack of Rome

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The King of Spain hires a bunch of mercenaries to go to war and refuses to pay them leading to them sacking Rome for a paycheck. Sources: https://www.historynet.com/rome-ravaged/ https://www.medievalists.net/2022/06/sack-rome-1527/ https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/05/the-darkest-day-in-the-history-of-the-swiss-guard/ Idan Sherer. A Bloody Carnival? Charles' V Soldiers and the Sack of Rome in 1527

04-29
01:25:00

*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 7: Piss Gundam

This is a preview of a bonus episode. For the whole thing, support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102893241

04-23
10:24

Episode 308 - The Battle of Flodden Field

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Scotland invades England with one of the largest armies in Scottish History and nearly wipe out their own government in the process. Sources: https://www.fulltextarchive.com/book/Marmion--A-Tale-of-Flodden-Field/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070227045328/http://www.ourpasthistory.com/England/the-battle-of-flodden-field-or-branxton-moor Peter Reese. Flooden: A Scottish Tragedy Ida Taylor. The Life of James IV William Welsh. Butchered At The Battle of Flodden. Military Heritage Magazine. Volume 22, No. 4

04-22
01:12:08

Episode 307 - Task Force Smith

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys In the opening stages of the Korean War the US sent a badly underarmed, undermanned Task Force to blunt the advance of the entire North Korean military. It did not go great. Sources: https://www.historynet.com/rush-disaster-task-force-smith/ https://www.thenmusa.org/task-force-smith-and-the-problem-with-readiness/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkajhttps://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA381834.pdf chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkajhttps://www.moore.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2022/Spring/PDF/LessonsFromThePast.pdf https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/task-force-smith-americas-entry.html https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/Korea/ExecutiveLeaderFailures

04-15
01:33:24

*PREVIEW* The Death of Mussolini

This is a preview. for the entire episode, support the show: https://www.patreon.com/posts/102082264?pr=true

04-10
11:17

Episode 306 - The Battle of Brisbane

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Joe and Nate talk about the time a bunch of drunken American soldiers caused a pitched battle between themselves and their allies while stationed in Australia during WWII Correction: Indigenous Australians were given Australian citizenship at the same time other Australians (1949) however, the quality of that citizenship was not equal to that of non-indigenous Australians. This continued for decades and as many indigenous Australian activists have pointed out, continues in various forms to this day. This included discrimination on enlistment. Some areas of Australia legally allowed indigenous people to enlist, but in practice, turned them away based on how they looked. Others were enlisted but not paid. Others were paid, but not equally and kept in segregated units and virtually none received benefits. sources: https://www.ozatwar.com/ozatwar/bob.htm https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84830 https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-battle-of-brisbane-how-world-war-ii-mass-riot-startedg/78b4e1be-bd3d-4d35-aef0-8b196213f4e7 https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/culture-clash-americans-in-world-war-ii-south-pacific/ https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/battle-of-brisbane.html https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/brisbane-news/diggers-lay-into-yanks-in-brisbane-battle-20171122-p4yx5o.html https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/homefront/us_forces

04-08
01:31:12

Episode 305 - The Boxer Rebellion Part 5: Legation Garden Party

The conclusion to the boxer rebellion series! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Buy joe's new sci fi series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVL5M34N?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1711954537&sr=8-1

04-01
01:05:21

*PREVIEW* Sharpe's Regiment

This is a preview. For the entire episode support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101087767?pr=true Sharpe rejoins the British Army to root out corruption and the boys talk about the worst pizza party ever

03-26
09:29

Episode 304 - The Boxer Rebellion Part 4: The Rembrandt of Violence

Part 4/5 A Wild Smedley Butler Appears! support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

03-25
01:10:12

*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 6: The Gundam Gimp

https://www.patreon.com/posts/100647949?pr=true This is a preview. Full the full episode go support the show on Patreon!

03-19
09:57

Episode 303 - The Boxer Rebellion Part 3: Old Betsy

Part 3/5 SUPPORT THE SHOW AND GET THE REST OF THE SERIES RIGHT NOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys BUY JOE'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-War-Military-Sci-Fi-Undying-ebook/dp/B0CQ6BH6BD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K76S781H082F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XHKGWIOva407zn4HjcxVoDwpnrg_teWOwoT_cwv4MFhELwL-P_oC8zl_Tn7SdmE1hqhUiaxIM18D5M9PRpYDktSOd6zkDyGguWFvbaV8Mwn6hHhTfF2w2nBkSMqIZyMmunRrnoLp1hr5HopuXq0OYr1iHAgz9JEoxGKuWIJWNqFmbYFMvKLhHsBpVVbNo9vPPZMn_2BYVOwcUjL9zaORsskz4Q3k5x06kkbFQG5Ct0A.kvo5nqES86hdehPE6YBIEFnCDNpPIYxdJ0Nq9a-xWkE&dib_tag=se&keywords=joe+kassabian&qid=1710749293&sprefix=%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1 The Eight Nation Alliance hits some speed bumps as the various sides seem to want to fight each other as much as they do the Boxers.

03-18
01:08:14

Episode 302 - The Boxer Rebellion Part 2: Eunuch Fumes

Part 2/5 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

03-10
58:03

*Preview* Operation Flipper

This is a preview. For the full episode become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/100085482?pr=true Joe, tom, and Nate talk about the time British Commandos attempted to kill Erwin Rommel. It did not go great.

03-10
10:49

Episode 301 - The Boxer Rebellion Part 1: Unbeatable Army of Ultra Nerds

The Imperial powers of Europe and Japan humiliate China until they create an uprising of magical martial artists who are terrified of period blood. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: David Silby. The Boxer Rebellion and The Great Game in China Diana Preston. The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic History of China’s War Against Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900 Henry Keown-Boyd. The Fists of Righteous Harmony Joseph Esherick. The Origins of the Boxer Uprising

03-03
01:10:17

Episode 300 - Orde Wingate and the Chindits: Part 2

The conclusion to the story of a boy and his Chindits. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys BUY JOE'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-War-Military-Sci-Fi-Undying-ebook/dp/B0CQ6BH6BD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TQI3C0BO6I0B&keywords=joe+kassabian&qid=1707720101&sprefix=%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1 SOURCES: John Diamond. British General Orde Wingate's Blurred Legacy https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2015/2/13/orde-wingate-and-combat-leadership David Rooney. Orde Wingate and the Chindits: Redressing the Balance.

02-26
01:31:01

*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots Presents: Pacific Rim

This is a preview, for the entire episode support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99164054?pr=true

02-25
10:07

INVISIBLE WAR is Now Available!

Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-War-Military-Sci-Fi-Undying-ebook/dp/B0CQ6BH6BD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K3BFMO2K65MB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xITP5VDK0NMzM91XP9IaMlodb2n95xjFC7uID5p--a1B6MtHNWPNlSJSLLCdzQ2KVMakjwi6q9-JEzHaABSWCtP_4w2xmdmyxnYgd3M_XKDO30AOVQnrEp97_JfwfCbsVUsEGEM8RUho9L7Qc1_aWLJLLG1YhONXExr3ZGNogXo4Gz3a3Q8F60RAhyhYl0RgizUT39Zdzg5CqVLFikbp5xNp_80kPktvyDU72G-qar8.T5GNkIz7oSM9HnUnCUtFvUVZTkoSLxzwGrMXwX406Ec&dib_tag=se&keywords=joe+kassabian&qid=1708770212&sprefix=%2Caps%2C511&sr=8-1 Their minds stolen. Uploaded into war-machines. They fight a secret war to preserve humanity. What if there was a war raging for one million years, but it was kept secret? It's a question Sargis never considered, born as an upper middle class man living in Prime City during a so-called “Millenia of Peace.” As far as he, or anyone else knows, humanity has no army, no weapons, and no wars. The people of Earth have been expanding into the stars for as long as anyone remembers, free of conflict while the Techno King and his Royal Cabal enrich themselves on the backs of their labor. All was as it always has been. Then, Sargis dies. Unbeknownst to him, an app he used every single day of his life hijacks his consciousness and uploads it into a synthetic engine of war known as a sleeve. Along with countless others, he has been conscripted into the Undying Legion, charged with fighting a secret, unending war in the name of humanity.

02-24
01:07

*PREVIEW* Himmler Was A Weird Little Freak (Live In London)

This is a preview. For the entire episode support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/98815412?pr=true

02-20
10:15

Episode 299 - Orde Wingate and the Chindits: Part 1

SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Orde Wingate was an insane person who thought exercise would cure malaria, wore a necklace of raw onions and garlic, and carried an alarm clock that would go off at random times like he was the Mad Hatter. He was also a commander of one of the most famous British military units during the Second World War. BUY JOE'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-War-Military-Sci-Fi-Undying-ebook/dp/B0CQ6BH6BD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TQI3C0BO6I0B&keywords=joe+kassabian&qid=1707720101&sprefix=%2Caps%2C204&sr=8-1 SOURCES: John Diamond. British General Orde Wingate's Blurred Legacy https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2015/2/13/orde-wingate-and-combat-leadership David Rooney. Orde Wingate and the Chindits: Redressing the Balance.

02-18
01:34:16

Michael Parkanski

you can't tell which way the wind blows without a weather man.

05-06 Reply

Michael Parkanski

Also a young Karl Marx was a brawler.

01-12 Reply

Michael Parkanski

22:10 I guess the Japanese military transformed into fox News fabricating lies that created riots like Jan 6th.

01-01 Reply

Michael Parkanski

i wish I only spent 3 years in Kentucky

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cassus_bassus

Tom's series are all dry and boring. His scripts are not as good as Joe's. I had to stop listening to both the IRA series and this one because I got so bored I couldn't pay attention. It would be unwise to let Tom write another series. This podcast loses it's magic when he does. Joe's scriptwriting abilities are much better. #NoMoreTom

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