On this episode we examine the birth of the M-16 Rifle and its deployment to the Vietnam War. How did the Pentagon take a rifle that passed every test with flying colors and turn it into a piece of shit that undoubtably killed hundreds of American soldiers?

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Sources for this episode:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/06/m-16-a-bureaucratic-horror-story/545153/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/m16-rifle-went-war-against-north-korea%E2%80%94and-succeeded-vietnam-not-so-much-32252
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/m16-vietnam-failure
https://fenixammo.com/pages/history-of-the-223-remington-cartridge

Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History

The Anglo Zulu War Part 2. In the conclusion of our series the war goes from Rourke's Drift to Eshowe before killing an Imperial Prince and burning the Zulu Kingdom to the ground.

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(For sources see the show notes of Part 1)

Episode 71 - Anglo Zulu War Part 2: The End of a Kingdom

At the conclusion of our series on the Philippines American War we dive into the Moro Rebellion and American war crimes so prolific they are turned into things of legend in the modern day. 

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Episode 81 - Philippines American War Part 3: War Crimes and Misdemeanors

Joe is joined by Francis Horton from the Hell of a Way to Die Podcast to talk about the greatest self own in American Military history: MC02

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Sources:
https://taskandpurpose.com/millenium-challenge-2002-stacked-deck
https://warontherocks.com/2015/11/millennium-challenge-the-real-story-of-a-corrupted-military-exercise-and-its-legacy/

Episode 90 - Millennium Challenge 2002 Ft. Francis Horton

Imaging doing a favor for a friend that ended up with you spending over a year in a combat zone without a single day of training. Paul Mahar didn't have to imagine. 

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Sources: 
https://taskandpurpose.com/incredible-story-man-fought-vietnam-best-friends-place
http://wolfhoundpack.org/Wolfhound-Tales/Paul-Mahar
https://lmtribune.com/man-who-served-in-vietnam-in-friend-s-place-is/article_a7f5626b-4fb5-53de-a824-0ea77f5a774b.html
https://people.com/archive/unknown-soldier-vol-41-no-10/

Episode 91 - Paul Mahar

Sources:
https://nationalpost.com/tag/kevin-patrick-dawes/
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/syria-isis-kevin-dawes

Episode 93 - Kevin Patrick Dawes

Imaging being a North Korean conscript, thousands of miles away from home and watching your friends get gunned down by the guy from Drake and Josh.

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*UNLOCKED* Red Dawn (2012)

*UNLOCKED* Iron Sky ft. Francis Horton

For our 100th episode we answered questions from fans. Everything from the great tortilla debate to Jane Fonda tune in and listen to our probably terrible answers.

Episode 100 - The 100th Episode Special

On this episode the gang eats a bunch of military rations from around the world and discusses some horrific missteps from the history of military food.

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*UNLOCKED* There is No Life or Nourishment in the Meat

Dr. Nyri Bakkalian joins Joe to talk about video games, anime, and all of the things the west misunderstands about Japanese history. 

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Episode 109 - Shogun 2, The Last Samurai, and Western Misconceptions  Ft. Dr. Nyri Bakkalian

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