208 Episodes

  1. Drafted Twice: From the NFL to Vietnam and Back

    Published: 10/04/2019

  2. A Medal of Honor Recipient's Story

    Published: 27/03/2019

  3. Never Leave a Fallen Comrade

    Published: 13/03/2019

  4. Nerve Agent Attack in Britain

    Published: 27/02/2019

  5. Kiowas in the Pech River Valley

    Published: 15/02/2019

  6. Katyusha Rockets Inbound

    Published: 1/02/2019

  7. First Into Afghanistan

    Published: 16/01/2019

  8. The Fight that Earned a Platoon Leader the Silver Star

    Published: 2/01/2019

  9. The Battle of Mogadishu, Part Two

    Published: 19/12/2018

  10. The Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

    Published: 6/12/2018

  11. Surviving a Direct Hit

    Published: 21/11/2018

  12. Split-Second Decision

    Published: 8/11/2018

  13. The First IRAM Attack in Iraq

    Published: 24/10/2018

  14. An Infantry Company's War in Afghanistan

    Published: 10/10/2018

  15. Combat Outpost Keating

    Published: 26/09/2018

  16. A Platoon Leader's First Combat Missions

    Published: 12/09/2018

  17. Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 2

    Published: 29/08/2018

  18. Surviving an IED Blast, then Returning to War, Part 1

    Published: 15/08/2018

  19. A Green-on-Blue Attack in Nangarhar

    Published: 1/08/2018

  20. The Battle of Wanat

    Published: 12/07/2018

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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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