Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

The conclusion of the reign of Bokassa I Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources for both episodes: Titley, B. (1997). Dark Age: the political odyssey of Emperor Bokassa O'Toole, T. (1982). "Made in France: the Second Central African Republic" Kalck, P. (1971). Central African Republic: a failure in de-colonisation

The 2nd and last part of our series on the Namibian Genocide Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Germany unifies and colonizes Namibia, is shocked to find out this is unpopular to the people who live there. Sources for both episodes: The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism The Herero Genocide: War, Emotion, and Extreme Violence in Colonial Namibia (War and Genocide Book 31) The Genocidal Gaze: From German Southwest Africa to the Third Reich Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The conclusion to our *duology* The US invades Mexico, gets lost, commits crimes against humanity, goes home. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The US fucks around in Mexican politics and eventually finds out. Sources: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/wwi/108653.htm https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/fall/mexican-punitive-expedition-1.html https://history.army.mil/html/reference/army_flag/mexex.html https://www.nps.gov/prsf/learn/historyculture/pursuing-pancho-villa.htm Pancho Villa and the Attack on Columbus, New Mexico Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

the conclusion to our First Chechen War series Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Russians invade the Chechen capital of Grozny, sparking one of the most devastating urban battles in modern military history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

A preview of our upcoming Premium podcast series The History of Armenia. If you like what you hear donate to the show at the $3 level or above to unlock it: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Part 2 of our 4 part series. Russia invades the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and promptly bombs and shells themselves without mercy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Part 1 of our 4 part series on the first Chechen War. Throughout history Russia continues to try to subjugate Chechnya, leading to generations of war. Sources for all 4 episodes: The Oath Russia's Chechen Wars 1994-2000: Lessons from Urban Combat: Lessons from the Urban Combat Fangs of the Lone Wolf: Chechen Tactics in the Russian-Chechen War 1994-2009 One Soldier's War Allah's Mountains: The Battle for Chechnya Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Mathew Charles Lamb was Canada's first spree shooter. He was found insane and locked up in a psych ward. He was then dosed with acid, deemed sane, and went off to fight and die in Rhodesia. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: Will Toffan. Watching the Devil Dance https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ogRFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5820%2C4561932 https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.debates_HOC3002_08/869?r=0&s=2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yEM_AAAAIBAJ&dq=matthew-charles-lamb&pg=2021%2C3005270 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oARFAAAAIBAJ&dq=mathew%20lamb&pg=5652%2C3419165 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qj9VAAAAIBAJ&dq=lamb%20canada%20rhodesia&pg=4006%2C2766738

During WWII the US developed a revolutionary new torpedo that excelled at attempting to murder the people who launched it. This didn't seem to bother the US Navy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys sources: https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/ww2-navy-torpedo-problems-mk14/ https://navalunderseamuseum.org/mk-14/ https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/torpedo-scandal-rear-adm-charles-lockwood-the-mark-14-and-the-bureau-of-ordnance/ https://www.businessinsider.com/how-legendary-wwii-navy-submarine-uss-tang-sank-itself-2020-10

The US keeps feeding soldiers into the death forest for no reason. Eventually win. support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The US plans the battle of the Hurtgen Forest. The first step is actively hating your own soldiers. sources for both episodes https://www.historynet.com/the-hurtgen-forest-1944-the-worst-place-of-any.htm https://europeremembers.com/story/battle-of-huertgen-forest/ https://armyhistory.org/hell-in-the-forest-the-22d-infantry-regiment-in-the-battle-of-hurtgen-forest/ https://9thinfantrydivision.net/battle-of-the-hurtgen-forest/ https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/longest-land-battle-hurtgen-forest/ https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2020/01/29/the-battle-of-hurtgen-forest-a-tactical-nightmare-for-allied-forces/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The conclusion of the Conrad Von Hotzendorf story Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

A new challenger for the worst commander of all time has entered the arena. ** corrections** Gavrilo Princeps is mistakenly called a "Bosnian" during the episode. What we went to say was "Bosnian Serb" and our brain melted mid sentence. sources for both episodes: A mad catastrophe: the outbreak of World War I and the collapse of the Habsburg Empire Collision Course: Franz Conrad Von Hötzendorf, Serbia, and the Politics of Preventive War https://www.historynet.com/carpathian-catastrophe.htm http://roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.com/2019/11/forgotten-campaign-carpathian-winter.html support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

Jack Churchill was a lunatic and one of the most interesting people to ever run screaming onto an enemy beach while wielding a sword. sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-jack-churchill https://www.historynet.com/the-daring-exploits-of-mad-jack-churchill.htm https://www.badassoftheweek.com/jackchurchill https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/jack-churchill-carry-a-sword.html https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2019/01/07/mad-jack-churchill-a-rare-breed-of-warrior/ Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys

The non exhaustive story of how the corporate world supported the Nazis as they committed the worst crimes in human history. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://timeline.com/fanta-coca-cola-nazi-845ee7e513af https://www.businessinsider.com/how-coca-cola-invented-fanta-in-nazi-germany-2019-11 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fanta-soda-origins-nazi-germany Edwin Black. IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation https://historycollection.com/10-famous-companies-collaborated-nazi-germany/6/

A return of the animal episode! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys