The Fenian Ram

Lions Led By Donkeys covers the Fenian Ram — John Philip Holland's submarine built with Irish-American Fenian money to attack the Royal Navy. A good story about the intersection of revolutionary nationalism, early submarine technology, and naval warfare in the late 19th century.

The story of John Philip Holland's submarine designed for the Irish Republican Brotherhood to use against the Royal Navy — a genuinely odd chapter in 19th-century weapons development where revolutionary nationalism met cutting-edge naval technology. Over an hour, and Lions Led By Donkeys are in their element with military-adjacent absurdity that still has real substance.