Inglourious Basterds: Aldo Raine Did Nothing Wrong
Joe and Rich watch Inglourious Basterds, the only good Tarantino movie that exists because you get to watch Nazis get knifed.
2019-10-01 20:03:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Anglo-Zulu War Part 1: Don't Forget to Wash Your Spears
Soldiers of the British Empire invade the Zulu Kingdom, the Zulu Impi is not about to have any of that.
2019-09-30 05:05:08 +0000 UTC View PostMake a Little War, Do a Little Meth
On this episode Joe and Rich dive into the history of Amphetamine usage during World War II.
2019-09-22 21:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostIntroducing: Questions from the Legion
We have been thinking of ways to better involve the supporters of the show for a long time. We thought of shout outs, but everyone does those. We had so much fun doing our yearly Q&As we thought we would introduce something like that.
So now every week (assuming there is questions asked) we will pick one question and answer it on the show. Nothing deep or meaningful though because we ...
2019-09-16 19:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
Joe and Travis go to space and discover the future of warfare is very, very dumb.
2019-09-14 21:27:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe Kamikaze: Peer Pressured Suicide Bombers
A popular misconception is that the Japanese Kamikaze of World War II were fanatical volunteers who willingly blew themselves up for their Emperor.
The truth is much worse.
2019-09-13 20:18:55 +0000 UTC View PostDonkey Reading Series: America Needs a Dead Hand
Joe and Martin Pffeifer read the War on the Rocks article titled "America Needs a Dead Hand" and wonder why in the fuck these guys are trying to invent a nuclear Skynet.
2019-09-02 13:57:25 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Love Death + Robots: Shapeshifter
Have you ever wondered how werewolves would impact the War in Afghanistan? Well, now you know.
2019-09-01 21:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostJoseph Dresnok: The Metal Toothed Movie Star of North Korea
Joseph Dresnok was a US Army Private who escaped a Courts Martial by running across the DMZ to the warm embrace of North Korea.
2019-08-23 20:43:33 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS: Reenactor Roundup
We talk about Nick's past as a military reenactor and what exactly is the place of reenactors in the study of history today and how much of it is problematic.
2019-08-18 20:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostCharles Domery and Tarrare
Two soldiers during the French Revolution suffer from a strange disease that afflicts them with an undying hunger that cannot be satisfied.
2019-08-17 20:49:30 +0000 UTC View PostProject 100,000
During the Vietnam war the United States conducted an experiment to see how low they could drop the recruitment and conscription standards of the US Military.
They would end up killing thousands of developmentally disabled people who had no business ever being in uniform.
2019-08-12 19:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pepsi Navy
On this episode we talk about the backroom dealings that allowed Pepsi to end up being the first western capitalist business to crack the Iron Curtain and how Pepsi once controlled the sixth largest submarine fleet in the world.
2019-08-03 21:55:37 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS - Back in the USSA
Joe talks about the book Back in the USSA had what the Soviet Union would look like if it had somehow happened in America.
2019-08-01 19:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War 7: Fear and Loathing in Afghanistan
On this episode Joe and Nick follow the life, death, and sometimes rebirth of a Soviet conscript in Afghanistan.
2019-07-23 21:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostBONUS - The Beast
Nick and Joe watch the world renowned, best tank movie ever made.
2019-07-20 21:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostTime for another poll
What would you like to hear an episode on?
2019-07-19 22:38:55 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War 6: Endgame
The Soviet Union begins their long awaited withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Mujahideen begin fighting amongst themselves. Najibullah and his Afghan government are left behind to die.
2019-07-19 03:39:21 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War 5: The Rise of Najibullah
The Soviets get rid of Babrak Karmal who was rapidly losing his mind and pick Mohammed Najibullah, serial torturer and murderer, to lead Afghanistan.
2019-07-12 23:02:09 +0000 UTC View PostBonus- Under Siege
Under Siege is a 1992 Steven Seagal film from before he got fat and moved to Russia. Joe, Nick, and Rich laugh at this stupid movie as well as Steven Seagal, who is a rapist.
2019-07-04 15:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War 3: The Lion of the Panjshir
The Soviet Army digs in the for the long haul as a Tajik warlord named Ahmad Shah Massoud wrecks their shit.
2019-07-01 07:20:46 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War 2: Operation Storm 333
The Soviet Union decides if anyone is going to depose the President of Afghanistan, it is going to be THEM.
2019-06-26 11:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostBonus Episode: Battlesaurus Rampage at Waterloo
Have you ever thought the world was missing a book about the impact dinosaurs and wizards would have had at the Battle of Waterloo? Well, good news! That book exists and it is fucking terrible.
2019-06-21 15:04:20 +0000 UTC View PostSoviet Afghan War Part 1: A Revolution of Drunks
A revolution deposes the King of Afghanistan, a nation that has not known peace since.
2019-06-16 15:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon goal update
We recently sent up our first Patreon goal of $500/mo. With that we will put out a bonus episode a week rather than the once a month we do now. For people giving 1$ you'll still get one bonus episode a month plus every regular episode early. The 5$ and up Tiers will be able to access all of the new additional bonus content.
The Donkey Reading Series: Max Boot and the Indian Wars
Max Boot wrote an article titled "Why winning and losing in Afghanistan and Syria is irrelevant" and it might be the dumbest fucking thing we have ever read for the show.
2019-06-03 00:35:42 +0000 UTC View Post