History Woes

Ep. 55 Back in the Habit with Crocodiles and Broadswords

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WE'RE BAAAAAACK! What do crocodiles and broadswords have in common? Listen and find out! First Morgan brings it back with a History Hoe request as she covers the Ramree Island Massacre, and then Lexi tells the absurd life and adventures of the lesser-known Churchill, Mad Jack.

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Sources:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_Burma
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramree_Island
  • https://allthatsinteresting.com/ramree-island-massacre
  • https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/world-war-ii-in-the-pacific#:~:text=Faced%20with%20severe%20shortages%20of,the%20resources%20of%20Southeast%20Asia.
  • https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japans-surrender-part-i
  • https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/japans-surrender-military-coup-1945
  • https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hellfire-earth-operation-meetinghouse
  • https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/mad-jack-churchill-a-rare-breed-of-warrior/
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Archery

    • Music by: Victor Natas - Dancing in despair available @ freesound.org

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