Guest: AnnibaleRecorded: March 24, 2026 As the US Empire descends into madness & defeat, we return to our popular Operation Barbarossa series with Annibale to look at how the Soviet Union adapted to the wartime shock of Hitler's invasion in 1941. First: We update the US-Israel war on IranAt 43:30 - Music interlude by Brendon Anderegg. Check out music from his group Mountains hereAt 45:30 - Operation Barbarossa, pt. 8 Annibale's Operation Barbarossa:-Operation Barbarossa, pt 1: German Military Mindset (EP #552)-Operation Barbarossa, pt 2: Germany's Allies & Poland (EP #554)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 3: Soviet Military Preparations (EP #555)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 4: The Invasion (EP #559)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 5: Battle of Smolensk (EP #565)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 6: Battle of Kiev (EP #567)-Operation Barbarossa, pt. 7: Battle of Moscow (I) (EP #569) Total time: 1:49:02Direct link to this episode's mp3 here * Buy & review John Dolan's new book, They Should Have Been Hanged: War Nerd Essays on the U.S. Civil War Subscribe to Radio War Nerd at patreon.com/radiowarnerd Sound production by Telescope Audio