40. Did any animals ever win a war?

01/04/21 • 20 min

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We investigate which animals did the most to win a war. We don’t just mean animals that helped a bit – we mean animals who win a war. We don’t give up until we find some amazing animal winners!

And James brings us his best animal Dad Jokes! (Are they still “Dad Jokes” if they’re all James’s jokes?!)

Here are 6 questions to see how well you were listening:

What was the main task pigeons did during wars?
Name different tasks that dogs did during wars
Why were cats useful on naval ships?
Which type of animal has been in the most wars?
Name two animals that defeated the Romans:
Can you explain what “Phyrric victory” means?

Three very useful websites for this episode were Legion Magazine, Live Science and the UK’s Imperial War Museum

Read industry reviews of Dad’s World War II novels, A Chance Kill and The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. Available on Kindle, as well as in paperback. Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, is a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague. The Slightest Chance follows the remarkable true story of the only escape from Japanese imprisonment by a Western woman during World War II.

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We investigate which animals did the most to win a war. We don’t just mean animals that helped a bit – we mean animals who win a war. We don’t give up until we find some amazing animal winners!

And James brings us his best animal Dad Jokes! (Are they still “Dad Jokes” if they’re all James’s jokes?!)

Here are 6 questions to see how well you were listening:

What was the main task pigeons did during wars?
Name different tasks that dogs did during wars
Why were cats useful on naval ships?
Which type of animal has been in the most wars?
Name two animals that defeated the Romans:
Can you explain what “Phyrric victory” means?

Three very useful websites for this episode were Legion Magazine, Live Science and the UK’s Imperial War Museum

Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going.

We’ll be back on the first Monday of next month!

Podcast cover art by Molly Austin

All music is from https://filmmusic.io and composed by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Previous Episode

39. The French Revolution: When, why and so what?

We investigate a queen who wore a large ship in her hair, meet a king who made tables and we learn history from musicals!

Wanna be Marie Antoinette? Get your chocolate chef to make you a hot chocolate, shove a two-foot-long ship in your hair and tell everyone who can’t afford bread to eat cake!

(And, without even trying, you’ll learn all about ‘cause’ and ‘consequence’.)

You’ll also hear a trailer for Mark Selleck’s podcast series, Casting Through Ancient Greece, which is aimed at the biggest kids – adults!

Here are 6 questions to see how well you were listening:

When did the French Revolution begin?
What was the first building the revolutionaries attacked?
Why did people hate Marie Antoinette?
What caused the French Revolution? Why did it happen?
What were some consequences of the French Revolution?
During those revolutionary years of 1789-1799, France also went to war against Austria: true or false?

Please rate and review us wherever you get podcasts. And share our podcast on social media and recommend it to friends – that's how we'll keep going.

We’ll be back on the first Monday of next month!

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Next Episode

41. Why was Princess Elizabeth the girl who should never become Queen?

We investigate why Princess Elizabeth’s sister sent her to prison with the aim of executing the future Elizabeth I. Find out how portraits can say "I'm a mighty goddess!" and discover the coolest way to reply to a marriage proposal that you don’t want. This episode is all about the smart, charming and cunning girl-power of a princess who they said could never become Queen.

Definition: You'll hear about 'Traitor's Gate', and if the word 'traitor' is new to you, it means someone who has switched sides and gone against their country and their queen (or king).

Many thanks to the Tower of London and Hatfield House, where much of today’s show was recorded back in 2017 (you’ll hear James’ cute, squeaky voice!).

Here are 6 questions to test your listening skills:

Henry ended up as Church of England but what type of religion did he follow first?
Which gate was Elizabeth brought in through when she was taken to the Tower of London?
Why do you think Mary did not want Elizabeth to ever be queen?
Give two examples of sources of evidence that we found at Hatfield House.
Why did people think a woman could not rule on her own?
How did Elizabeth show that she was a clever and strong leader?