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Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Episode 407 - The Battle of Ramree Island

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

Comedy

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

PREORDER JOE'S NEW BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QWHSPAADI07D&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uLEY0I7D6t0IC9GWsF7SH1FKEgKqsqTLmV4PQ_lLi-wVUCYgTqIv0BWd9_-x3VzP.xn7v2CqU5MjngXmmSbYvVGsY_fxkvgsz-LA2tkhHHTs&dib_tag=se&keywords=joseph+kassabian&qid=1774247705&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C176&sr=1-1 LIVE SHOW TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-tickets-1985443952308 LIVE STREAM TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-2026-tickets-1985444086710 SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys The Battle of Ramree Island has gone down in history for being known for one thing: a massive crocodile attack that apparently destroyed the Japanese as they attempted to retreat. But, what if we told you that that popular story was completely made up by one guy who wasn't even there at the time? Sources: Allen, Louis. Burma: The Longest War McLynn, Frank. The Burma Campaign: Disaster into Triumph, 1942–45 Wright, B. S. (1962). Wildlife Sketches: Near and Far. Wright, B. S. (1968). The Frogmen of Burma Platt, Steven. Man eating by Estuarine Crocodiles: the Ramree Island massacre revisited Lyons, Chuck. The Mystery at the Battle of Ramree Island. WWII History. Vol. 25. No. 1 Frazier, George. A Man's Worst Friend. The Boston Globe Archive. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/438950677/ https://the-avocado.org/2019/03/02/things-that-are-not-the-horrors-of-ramree-island/ https://www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/crocodile-massacre-of-troops-debunked-as-wartime-myth-k6vxhdfsq

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Joe here. Me, Tom, and Nate are all going to be live May 29th in London at the Rich Mix.

0:08.8

So get your tickets and come down and see us. It's going to be a great show. We're going to have

0:13.7

some new merch, some shirts, some pins, maybe some book stuff because it coincides the launch

0:20.4

of my book, The Highlands Burn.

0:22.6

And if you can't make it, that's okay. We're going to be live streaming it.

0:27.6

Check out our show notes. Make sure you click on the right link for live show and live stream

0:33.2

tickets, whichever one you need. And get your tickets now.

0:37.6

The Highlands Burn. My debut fantasy novel releases May 29th and is now available for digital

0:44.3

pre-order. You can find the link in the show notes, wherever it is you're listening to this.

0:50.0

Just like this show, this book is a completely independent production. To the crack of rifles in the awkward stench of sorcery, a sudden invasion sweeps through the highlands of the Confederation.

1:01.0

When Syatt's peaceful village life breaks with the dawn.

1:04.0

A sole survivor amid the smoking ruins of all that he held dear, Siyah must make a choice.

1:10.0

Is pursuing revenge against the mercenaries that

1:12.2

took everything from him worth becoming one himself? As escape pushes him to the gruff

1:17.0

embrace of the Foundling brigade, he must learn to tread a path between his need to understand

1:22.1

why his people were targeted for destruction and the new responsibilities of his soldier's life.

1:27.3

Even as each new encounter with the horrors of battle force him to confront the terrible cost of his oath.

1:32.3

Before long, the shifting fog of war casts old certainties into a haze of doubt,

1:37.3

while the stuff of legend seems as clear as day,

1:40.3

and Syatt finds himself drawn into a much larger conflict that he could possibly imagine. Hello and welcome to the Lions at Buy Donkey's podcast, the only military history

2:09.6

podcast in the world.

2:11.2

I'm Joe and with me is Tom and Nate.

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