208 Episodes

  1. Contact, Contact, Contact!

    Published: 15/01/2020

  2. Fighting With a Broken Gun

    Published: 3/01/2020

  3. A Kiowa Pilot's IED Story

    Published: 19/12/2019

  4. Operation Strong Eagle III

    Published: 4/12/2019

  5. Hand-to-Hand Combat

    Published: 22/11/2019

  6. Protect the Ground Force

    Published: 7/11/2019

  7. A Medic in Combat

    Published: 26/10/2019

  8. Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part Two

    Published: 16/10/2019

  9. Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

    Published: 16/10/2019

  10. "All Hell Broke Loose"

    Published: 27/09/2019

  11. Apaches over Mosul

    Published: 28/08/2019

  12. Special Forces on Patrol

    Published: 16/08/2019

  13. Reacting to an Ambush in Baghdad

    Published: 9/08/2019

  14. A Taliban Ambush in Helmand

    Published: 17/07/2019

  15. A Marine Platoon's War in Anbar

    Published: 8/07/2019

  16. Delivering Aid in the Middle of a War

    Published: 18/06/2019

  17. By, With, and Through: Inside the Battle for Mosul

    Published: 4/06/2019

  18. Apaches Overhead in Baghdad

    Published: 22/05/2019

  19. The Second Battle of Fallujah

    Published: 8/05/2019

  20. A Helicopter Mission During the Invasion of Iraq

    Published: 24/04/2019

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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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