Episode 412 - The Battle of Iwo Jima: Part 1

Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Lions Led By Donkeys

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🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys PREORDER JOE'S 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 SEE US LIVE MAY 29TH IN LONDON: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-tickets-1985443952308 CANT MAKE THE SHOW? WE'RE STREAMING IT! GET YOUR LIVESTREAM TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-2026-tickets-1985444086710 GET SECOND HOME'S DEBUT ALBUM https://secondhomes.bandcamp.com/album/find-a-way-to-hate-it A tiny speck of inhospitable black sand turns into hell on earth as tens of thousands of men slaughter one another over caves, bunkers, and mountains. Armed with explosives, flame throwers, napalm, and more naval gunfire than the Japanese had ever seen, US Marines struggle through one of the most horrific battles of the Pacific Campaign of WWII. Part 1/3 SOURCES: Toll, Ian W. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945 Allen, Robert E. The First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima: A Day-by-Day History from Personal Accounts and Official Reports, with Complete Muster Rolls. Burrell, Robert S. "Breaking the Cycle of Iwo Jima Mythology: A Strategic Study of Operation Detachment" Toland, John. The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945 Leckie, Robert. The Battle for Iwo Jima Kakehashi, Kumiko. So Sad to Fall in Battle: An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima Wheeler, Richard. Iwo Jima. Tatum, Chuck. Red Blood, Black Sand: With John Basilone on Iwo Jima

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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.
0:08.9	So get your tickets and come down and see us. It's going to be a great show. We're going to have
0:13.9	some new merch, some shirts, some pins, maybe some book stuff because it coincides the launch
0:20.5	of my book, The Highlands Burn.
0:22.8	And if you can't make it, that's okay. We're going to be live streaming it.
0:27.7	Check out our show notes. Make sure you click on the right link for live show and live stream
0:33.3	tickets, whichever one you need. And get your tickets now.
0:37.7	The Highlands Burn. My debut fantasy novel releases May 29th and is now available for digital
0:44.4	pre-order. You can find the link in the show notes wherever it is you're listening to this.
0:49.8	Just like this show, this book is a completely independent production.
0:53.9	To the crack of rifles and the acrid stench of sorcery, a sudden invasion sweeps through
0:58.7	the highlands of the Confederation, and 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
1:12.1	took everything from him worth becoming one himself? As escape pushes him to the gruff embrace of the
1:17.6	Foundling brigade, he must learn to tread a path between his need to understand why his people
1:22.6	were targeted for destruction and the new responsibilities of his soldier's life. Even as each new encounter with the horrors of battle force him to confront the terrible
1:31.0	cost of his oath, before long the shifting fog of war casts old certainties into a haze
1:36.6	of doubt, while the stuff of legend seems as clear as day, and Syatt finds himself
1:41.1	drawn into a much larger conflict that he could possibly imagine.
1:47.0	Hello and welcome to the Lions Ed by Dunkies podcast.
2:07.7	I'm Joe and with me is Tom and Nate fellas.
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