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Episode 380 - The Siege of Alesia
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Julius Caesar and the Gauls create a world's most murderous version of lasanga as regular siege becomes a double siege, turns into the final nail in the coffin of a rebellion against Rome.
Sources:
John Saddler, Rosie Serdiville. Caesar's Greatest Victory
https://www.historynet.com/caesar-gaul-alesia/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/caesars-grand-siege-at-alesia/
https://www.historyonthenet.com/engines-of-destruction-roman-advancement-of-siege-warfare
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*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 19: Get In My German Entry Plug
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Episode 379 -The Great Siege of Gibraltar ft. Josh Boerman
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The largest battle of the U.S. War of Independence took place in... Gibraltar? On the southern tip of Spain? The rock that the Brits care about a lot? And there weren't any Americans involved? Josh Boerman, friend of the show and host of The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast and Ill Conceived podcast, joins us for this strange transatlantic chapter of American history.
Sources:
Roy Adkins. Leslie Adkins. Gibralter: The Greatest Siege in British History
https://www.historynet.com/rock-legend-gibraltar/
https://www.thecollector.com/great-siege-gibraltar-us-revolution/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/grand-assault-on-gibraltar/
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*PREVIEW* The Battle of Eniwetok
In 1942 the US Pacific campaign wound up creating the circumstances for a tank engagement on a tiny atoll in the middle of the ocean. It was the origin of the expression 'the two-thousand yard stare,' a battle that probably didn't need to happen but still wound up happening, and it involved a lot of carnage amid exactly zero shade. So, of course we were going to talk about it.
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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.
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