Episode 381: Operation Vengenace

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

Comedy

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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GET LIVESTREAM TICKETS FOR OCT 4TH: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-glasgow-4th-october-2025-tickets-1532091008449?aff=ebdssbdestsearchgl=1s0822wup*MQ..gaNDgyMTk4OTc3LjE3NTc4NjgzNzM.ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3NTc4NjgzNzMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTc4NjgzNzMkajYwJGwwJGgw During WWII, the US launched a mission to kill Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which only went so well due to Yamamoto really not caring about his own safety and ignoring constant warnings from his subordinates. Sources: Doug Hampton. Operation Vengeance: The Astonishing Aerial Ambush That Changed World War II Burke Davis. Get Yamamoto. Hiroyuki Agawa. The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/killing-yamamoto-operation-vengeance-from-roger-ames-cockpit/ https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/death-of-admiral-isoroku-yamamoto/

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Joe here. Good news, I suppose. Our October 4th show in Glasgow, Scotland, is sold
0:07.4	out. We have sold out the second biggest venue we've ever done a show at. But good news,
0:12.8	if you still want to see us, we will be live streaming it. There is no limit on however many
0:18.3	live stream tickets are available. You can get it at the link below.
0:23.3	It also comes with video on demand.
0:24.9	So if you can't stay up that late,
0:26.5	depending on your time zone or whatever,
0:29.0	you'll still have the video available for you when you wake up
0:32.3	and want to watch it at your own convenience.
0:35.2	So check out the show notes,
0:37.1	see the live stream link, and get your
0:40.0	tickets for October 4th. Thanks. If you like what we do here on the show, consider supporting
0:44.9	us on Patreon. Just $5 a month gets you access to our entire bonus episode catalog, as well as
0:51.5	every regular episode, one full week early. Access to all of our side series
0:56.8	that are currently ongoing and our back catalog of those as well. Gets you e-books, audiobooks,
1:02.8	first dibs on live show tickets and merchandise when they're available, and also gets you
1:07.5	access to our Discord, which has turned into a lovely little community.
1:17.8	So go to patreon.com slash lions led by donkeys and join the Legion of By Donkey's podcast. I'm Joe and with me is Tom. And we're coming to you,
1:45.7	the Imperial Japanese Navy with a revolutionary new plane design. We know that thanks to a few,
1:52.4	let's call them setbacks. You find yourself a little short of trained pilots. You probably
1:58.3	sit there and think to yourself, how are we going to give the hundreds of
2:02.1	hours of training to these new candidates so they can do complicated things like take
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