In between WWI and WWII, one of the most unbelievable and unknown war stories occurred. 4 mighty empires fell, and it was all orchestrated by 3 men and a small army of 50,000 POWs. -- This episode was written by guest writer Lewis Poggie. Lewis's Website: https://lpoggie.weebly.com/ -- Sources: The Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century, by Mark Mazower Dreams of a Great Small Nation by Kevin J. McNamara Fighting Without A Country – Czechoslovak Legions of World War 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSpuM0I5Uao The Czechoslovak Legion's Odyssey Through Russia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih7FcT5mBRM One of the toughest journeys in history - the march of the Czechoslovakian Legions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nASMUMDaWyg https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tomas-Masaryk https://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/general-kornilov-appeal-1917/ -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices