America's Coolest War Crime

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

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🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

When the United States entered World War 1 no one was quite sure what to expect. What the Germans definitely didn't expect was a bunch of Doughboys armed with Winchester Model 97 pump-action shotguns -- aka Trench Brooms -- blasting gaping holes in their soldiers. The use of these shotguns became so infamous and terrifying that the Kaiser complained, officially, that using them was a war crime. We break down the real info behind these shotguns and how they were used in the First World War.

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Rob Fox
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0:15.3	Again, that is patreon.com slash softcore history.
0:21.9	This week on softcore history, we are talking about my favorite war crime America ever committed.
0:30.1	In World War I, America hit the battlefield, and the Germans were immediately like, whoa, whoa, you guys are going way too hard.
0:40.2	That is way too much.
0:42.1	What you are doing is a war crime.
0:44.5	That weapon you are using, using it is a war crime.
0:48.5	Please stop.
0:50.6	You know what the Americans said?
0:52.7	We said, no.
0:56.4	So learn about my favorite American war crime in World War I.
1:00.7	It's not really a war crime.
1:02.1	Today, right now on softcore history.
1:08.4	Welcome to Softcore History.
1:12.9	What is up? Welcome back to SoftCore History. I am your host for the week. Rob Fox, joined as always by Dan Regester.
1:19.6	You got a little zen in your mouth, huh?
1:21.7	Uh, forgive me, father, for I have zinned. Zinn daddy. Yeah. Now, I want to know, I've been zinning in front of my wife.
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