Episode 400 - The Battles of Khalkhin Gol and the Nomohan Incident

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4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

In this WWII Prequel, the Empire of Japan and the Soviet Union fight over the Mongolian border, a stretch of lifeless steppe with no cover, trees, or established supply lines. In what has been dubbed a "border conflict" tens of thousands of men, thousands of trucks, and hundreds of tanks are rushed to the frontline that only barely escapes spiraling into a much larger war...at least for a few years. Sources: Edward Drea. Nomohan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939. Edward Drea. Tradition and Circumstances: The Imperial Japanese Army's Tactical Response to Khalkhin Gol. Glenn Barnett. Russo-Japanese Clash at the Battle of Nomohan. WWII History. May 2005. 4#3 Amnon Sella. Nomohan: Khalkin Gol: The Forgotten War. Journal of Contemporary History (1983) 18#4 Anthony Beevor. The Second World War. Alexi Shishov. Russia and Japan. The history of military conflicts

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1:05.7	Tell us. How are you doing? Well, I got some weightlifting in this morning because I took my child to daycare and she was like, I'm walking today. And I was like, cool, you're walking. You're a big girl now. And then about three steps, she was like, carry me. So I did a farmer's carry for about a kilometer with 30 pounds or so of child. And yeah, you know, when you can do two arms, it's okay.
1:28.9	When you're pushing a stroller and carrying it, then you start getting into the muscle failure
1:32.6	zone.
1:32.9	And it's like, babe, I love you to death, but like, I'm putting you in the stroller because
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1:40.7	If you died in Afghanistan, that'd be your CrossFit workout.
1:45.8	Jesus Christ. Yeah. If you died in Afghanistan, that'd be your CrossFit workout. Jesus crap.
1:48.2	Yeah. Meanwhile, I went and did the worst gym day, aka legs, this morning, and accidentally put on the wrong underpants in the dark and nearly castrated by self-juring squats.
2:00.9	I feel like they only brings up more questions.
2:05.9	I, uh, had a freak grappling accident last night.
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