208 Episodes

  1. The Most Challenging Start to a Platoon's Year in Afghanistan

    Published: 4/11/2020

  2. Spectre Gunship Overhead

    Published: 21/10/2020

  3. Support the Ground Force

    Published: 8/10/2020

  4. Hostage Rescue

    Published: 23/09/2020

  5. Chasing Ghosts

    Published: 26/08/2020

  6. An Infantry Company at War

    Published: 12/08/2020

  7. A Platoon's Fight in Paktia Province

    Published: 29/07/2020

  8. Command and Control

    Published: 15/07/2020

  9. Calling in the Fast Movers

    Published: 1/07/2020

  10. A Tough Fight in the Saw Valley

    Published: 17/06/2020

  11. Rescue on an Afghan Mountainside

    Published: 3/06/2020

  12. Taliban Assault at Wanat

    Published: 22/05/2020

  13. The Fight for Barawala Kalay

    Published: 8/05/2020

  14. Flying and Landing a Busted, Shot-Up Plane

    Published: 23/04/2020

  15. One Day in Panjwai

    Published: 10/04/2020

  16. Tip of the Spear in the Ebola Response

    Published: 27/03/2020

  17. Two Wars in Iraq

    Published: 11/03/2020

  18. A Direct Hit from a Devastating New Weapon

    Published: 2/03/2020

  19. Combat, Recovery, and Resilience

    Published: 21/02/2020

  20. The Largest Air Assault in History

    Published: 30/01/2020

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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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