Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Support the show on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out The Worst of All Possible Worlds: https://www.worstpossible.world Joe is joined by the cast of The Worst of All Possible Worlds to talk about the time the US attempted to open Korea with gunboat diplomacy in 1871. Sources: Thomas Duvernay. Sinmiyangyo: The 1871 Conflict Between the United States and Korea Eric Niderost. Military Heritage Magazine. August 2002. Vol 4, no. 1 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100407175236/http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/marine_amphib_korea.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041011181532/http://www.kimsoft.com/2000/sherman.htm https://hsp.org/blogs/hidden-histories/the-other-korean-war-a-little-known-conflict-in-american-history

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Support the show on Patreon and get the second part in this series right now! https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-episode-2-119362620 Check out the merch store! https://llbdmerch.com/ *Correction* Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the invasion of Korea, not Tokugawa Hideyoshi. Once upon a time in Japan, shitty landlords, high taxes, and religious persecution united a diverse band of Christians, Samurai, Ronin, and farmers under the leadership of a teenager, believed to be an Apostle, in order to rise up against the Lords of Shimabara and the Shogun himself. Part 1/3 Sources for this series: Robert Bellah. Tokugawa Religion. Ivan Morris. The nobility of failure: tragic heroes in the history of Japan Jonathan Clements. Christ’s Samurai: The True Story of the Shimabara Rebellion

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Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys Check out our Merch! https://llbdmerch.com/ Francis joins Joe to talk about one of the most memorable battles of the Vietnam War, which was completely and utterly pointless. Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20190515114632/https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/1683/168300010494.pdf https://www.history.com/news/hamburger-hill-controversy Frank Boccia. The Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the Battle for Hamburger Hill Robert L. Durham. 101st Airborne fight for Hamburger Hill. Military Heritage. Vol. 21, No. 4

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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/lionsledbydonkeys CHECK OUT THE MERCH STORE! https://llbdmerch.com/ George Washington crosses the Delaware! and then everyone's feet start bleeding. Sources: Henry Wood. The Battles of the American Revolution William Stryker. The Battles of Trenton and Princeton John Ferling. Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence Vince Hawkins. The Battle of Trenton. Military Heritage. Vol. 5, No. 5