Episode 271 - The Battle Of Saipan

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

Comedy

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

US Marines and Soldiers invade the fortress island of Saipan and end up hating each other almost as much as the Japanese. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: http://www.battleofsaipan.com/seabee.htm Philip Crowl, "Campaign in the Marianas", vol. 9 Richard Frank. Downfall: End of the Imperial Japanese Empire https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/saipan-a-crucial-foothold-in-the-marianas/ https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/duel-to-the-death/ https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-war-between-the-smiths-high-command-feud-at-saipan/

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Joe here from The Lines Led by Donkeys podcast, but I guess you probably
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0:37.0	Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy the show.
0:39.7	Hey everybody, welcome back to The Lines Led by Donkeys podcast.
0:43.6	I'm Joe, and with me, trapped in a small tropical island surrounded by angry Japanese
0:51.1	soldiers of the Imperial Era is Tom.
0:54.2	I have not even told you what this episode is about, but I'm just giving you a hint.
0:58.1	What this episode's going to be?
0:59.7	I'm like, hmm, surrounded by angry Japanese soldiers.
1:03.2	This is either going to be World War II or the Tokugawa show going on.
1:07.8	I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself.
1:11.6	I have been explored more of the Tokugawa era, or even like the Sinkoku period and stuff,
1:18.6	because I'll tell you why it's interesting to me and everybody's not laughing before.
1:23.4	It's not because I ever studied this period in university.
1:26.4	I never touched on Japanese history.
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