Radio War Nerd EP 538 — Battles of Nomonhan Pt. 1: Background, feat. Annibale

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Guest: Annibale Recorded: July 26, 2025 The War Nerd is back, along with our old friend Annibale for our series on the Battles of Nomonhan (Khalkhin Gol) on the eve of WWII, the most consequential battles you've never heard of. This episode, Annibale provides background on Japan's politics and militarism from the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 up through the failed 1936 coup in Japan led by ultra-rightist army radicals, known as the February 26 Incident . Total time: 1:34:54Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio Check out the Radio War Nerd Merch store here ! Order your print or ebook of John Dolan's new book Erdogan Pizza: Dispatches from a Violent & Grotesque World

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