The Battle of Pork Chop Hill
independent historians specialising in military disasters and command failures
Essential · Edition 2026-07-24
Lions Led By Donkeys covers the 1953 battles for Pork Chop Hill — the Korean War's most infamous example of men dying for ground that commanders knew had no strategic value, fought while armistice negotiations dragged on at Panmunjom. The show's signature focus on command failures and the human cost of bad decisions fits this subject perfectly. Over an hour and properly angry about the right things.
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