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Joe, Nate, and Tom discuss the time that Alexander the Great altered the geography of the planet in order to build a huge land bridge and punish Tyre for not letting him visit the ancient world's most instagrammable temple.
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sources:
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/siege-of-tyre-alexander-the-greats-assault-on-the-persians/
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-fall-of-tyre/
https://www.historynet.com/alexander-the-great-siege-of-tyre/
https://www.historyonthenet.com/engines-of-destruction-the-evolution-of-siege-warfare-alexander-the-great
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Episode 370 - Operation Frankton
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The British military, faced with the seemingly insurmountable problem of a heavily defended port, decide that there is nothing that methed out kayak-borne commandos on a suicide mission cannot handle.
Sources:
CE Lucas Phillips. The Cockleshell Heroes: The Most Courageous and Imaginative Commando Raid of WWII
Quentin Rees. Cockleshell Heroes: The Final Witness.
Robert Lyman. Operation Suicide: The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid
https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/cockleshell-heroes-who-what-operation-frankton-ww2/
https://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2024/10/2/operation-frankton-the-most-daring-raid-of-world-war-2
https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/operation-frankton-the-true-story-of-the-cockleshell-heroes/
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*PREVIEW* The Christmas Bullet *LIVE IN LONDON*
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Episode 369 - The Order: Part 4
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The conclusion to our series on The Order
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*PREVIEW* The Slow Death of the Armenian Quarter
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