Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Imperialism and Racism lead Imperial Russia down a path of one of the biggest self owns in military history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05 The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905

Once upon a time a group of idiots with an airsoft rifle attempted to invade a country. Hilarity (and prison sentences) ensued. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53557235 https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/05/the-invasion-of-venezuela-brought-to-you-by-silvercorp-usa/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mind-blowing-story-ex-green-beret-who-tried-oust-venezuela-n1201981

Once upon a time there was a man who loved cannons. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/26/magazine/the-man-behind-iraq-s-supergun.html https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160317-the-man-who-tried-to-make-a-supergun-for-saddam-hussein https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1991/02/10/who-murdered-gerald-bull/bfce6e11-7dff-4964-864d-29db5e02753b/

The one time a downed Japanese pilot started a small civil war on a remote Hawaiian island. *correction* A pronunciation guide was used for the word Niihau, which said it is nee-how. Others have told us this is incorrect and it is instead Nee-ee-how. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://www.historynet.com/the-niihau-incident.htm https://timeline.com/this-japanese-wwii-fighter-pilot-thought-he-crash-landed-on-a-deserted-hawaiian-island-wrong-635d898b08d0 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/niihau-incident-hawaiian.html https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/the-niihau-incident/

Folks, it turns out Nazis are in fact, bad. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys *CORRECTION* A correction is needed regarding our answer to the question from the Legion in this episode. We originally thought the Army Esports team was just a Esports team staffed by soldiers who got a sweet gig. We were wrong. It is staffed by Recruiters. We officially retract our statement and encourage everyone to troll them until they go away. Children should not be targeted for military recruitment Sources: The Wehrmacht: History, Myth, Reality. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2006 https://www.dw.com/en/the-wehrmacht-and-the-holocaust-on-the-battlefield/a-53366016

Stupid sexy Flanders. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: DeVries, Kelly (2006). Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. The Boydell Press.

Grab your butt ladles and get ready for the most epic tale of revenge in history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Allyn, John. 47 Ronin. Tuttle Books. http://chushingura.biz/ http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/chushinguranew/CHUSHINGURA.htm

The Wagner Group is what happens when money, strange neo nazi cults, and proxy wars have a baby. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/world/middleeast/american-commandos-russian-mercenaries-syria.html https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-wagner-group-mercenaries-where-operate-2018-4 https://www.fpri.org/article/2019/10/diplomacy-and-dividends-who-really-controls-the-wagner-group/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/russian-mercenaries-wagner-africa/568435/

Blow up Mount Rushmore. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sordid-history-mount-rushmore-180960446/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/07/03/mount-rushmore-gutzon-borglum-klan-stone-mountain/ https://apnews.com/430aa7f10b344eef891ff733116cf3ae https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/monumental-racism-the-kkk-member-who-carved-mount-rushmore

Joseph Medicine Crow became the last War Chief of the Crow Tribe. He did this by counting coup, stealing an enemy's weapon, and stealing their horses....in World War II. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Joseph Medicine Crow, Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/joseph-medicine-crow-last-crow-tribe-war-chief-dies-at-102

Dr. Nyri Bakkalian joins Joe to talk about video games, anime, and all of the things the west misunderstands about Japanese history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Preorder Dr. Bakkalian's book: https://squareup.com/store/balance-of-seven/item/grey-dawn-preorder

On this episode Joe and Travis dive into the history of the podcast's favorite cold war tank: the T-55. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://ospreypublishing.com/t-54-and-t-55-main-battle-tanks-1944-2004-pb

Joseph Beyrle is the only known American Soldier to fight within the ranks of the Red Army during WWII. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.rbth.com/history/330871-joseph-beyerle-american-paratrooper-ussr-wwii https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2017/12/08/joseph-beyrle-dual-soldier/ https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/incredible-story-joseph-beyrle-american-fight-u-s-russian-army-wwii.html https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2010/02/local_hero_joe_beyrles_possess.html

Once upon a time there was a one eyed Canadian beserker who liberated an entire town on his own. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/leo-major-the-unstoppable.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/27/world/canada/quebec-leo-major.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/leo-major-montreal-zwolle-nazis-1.4660487

Robert E Lee was a traitor, a slave owner, and a war criminal. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources for this episode: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/ https://acwm.org/blog/myths-misunderstandings-lee-slaveholder/ http://fair-use.org/national-anti-slavery-standard/1866/04/14/robert-e-lee-his-brutality-to-his-slaves https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/08/arlington-bobby-lee-and-the-peculiar-institution/61428/ https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2013/06/30/Confederates-slave-hunt-in-North-a-military-disgrace/stories/201306300221

During the Cold War the US dosed thousands of its soldiers with acid. Hilarity did not ensue. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/secrets-of-edgewood https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/manufacturing-madness https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/12/17/operation-delirium

Nic Cage and John Woo flamethrower karate fight their way across the pacific theater of WWII. support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Creator of Popular Front Jake Hanrahan joins Joe to talk about how he got his start in Conflict Journalism, why westerners need to stop projecting their beliefs onto the revolutions of other people, and why frozen and lesser known conflicts demand your attention. https://www.popularfront.co Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The Crippled Eagles were a collection of American Neo nazis, white nationalists, and fascists who flooded the colony of Rhodesia to defend white nationalism. They failed hilariously. This is the story of how they failed and died. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://taskandpurpose.com/history/vets-want-fight-isis-can-learn-something-old-fights-african-bush https://ricochet.media/en/2394/meet-the-canadian-soldiers-behind-a-white-supremacist-military-surplus-store The Nation. Volume 222. New York: The Nation Company. 1976.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/magazine/rhodesia-zimbabwe-white-supremacists.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/01/03/soldier-of-fortune-marketing-for-mercenaries/475aac8b-ddce-4878-b732-77111bb70b67/ https://www.transcend.org/tms/2011/09/the-dark-side-of-soldier-of-fortune-magazine-contract-killers-and-mercenaries-for-hire/ https://www.maxim.com/maxim-man/soldier-of-fortune-magazine-2016-02

We take a walk down white savior lane as Rambo kills more people than an atomic weapon. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys