208 Episodes

  1. Battle for the Mosque

    Published: 25/08/2021

  2. Ambushed Ambushers

    Published: 18/08/2021

  3. Drone Strike in Kunar

    Published: 29/07/2021

  4. The Three-Block War in Sadr City

    Published: 19/07/2021

  5. Finding Balance

    Published: 30/06/2021

  6. Baghdad, 2003

    Published: 17/06/2021

  7. In the Air over Anbar

    Published: 2/06/2021

  8. Reconnaissance Mission Compromised

    Published: 25/05/2021

  9. Hand-to-Hand Combat, When It's Least Expected

    Published: 6/05/2021

  10. A UH-60 in a Firefight

    Published: 26/04/2021

  11. Neutralize the Threat

    Published: 9/04/2021

  12. The First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since Vietnam

    Published: 25/03/2021

  13. Thirty Seconds on the Ground

    Published: 11/03/2021

  14. Get the Puma in the Air

    Published: 27/02/2021

  15. Ambush Alley

    Published: 10/02/2021

  16. Apaches into the Fight

    Published: 27/01/2021

  17. A Sniper Section's Fight in Ghazni

    Published: 31/12/2020

  18. Coming in Low

    Published: 16/12/2020

  19. Combat in the Kunar River Valley

    Published: 2/12/2020

  20. The Reaper in Combat

    Published: 18/11/2020

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The Spear is a podcast from the Modern War Institute at West Point. It sets out to explore the combat experience, with each episode featuring a guest who tells a detailed and personal story, describing the events and exploring topics like decision-making under stress and what it feels like to be in combat.

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