The Spear
A podcast by Modern War Institute at West Point
199 Episodes
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The First Firefighters at the World Trade Center on 9/11
Published: 2/22/2018 -
Return Fire and Assault the Objective
Published: 2/8/2018 -
Face to Face with a Suicide Bomber
Published: 1/24/2018 -
Surviving a Katyusha Rocket Attack
Published: 1/11/2018 -
A Firefight on the Edge of Sadr City
Published: 12/27/2017 -
The "Lob Bomb" Attack on COP Callahan
Published: 12/13/2017 -
The Battle of COP Keating
Published: 11/28/2017 -
An Incoming Grenade and a Split-Second Decision
Published: 11/15/2017 -
Green on Blue
Published: 11/1/2017 -
The First Special Forces Teams into Afghanistan
Published: 10/18/2017 -
Fighting Inside Grenade Range
Published: 10/5/2017 -
An EFP Strike and Recovery from the Wounds of War
Published: 9/20/2017 -
In the Pentagon on 9/11
Published: 9/6/2017 -
Operation Blowfish
Published: 8/22/2017 -
Face to Face with a Suicide Bomber
Published: 8/9/2017 -
Combat Stories from the Invasion of Iraq
Published: 7/26/2017 -
An Insider Attack in Afghanistan
Published: 7/12/2017 -
A Firefight on the Edge of Sadr City
Published: 7/5/2017 -
The Battle of Barg-e Matal
Published: 7/5/2017
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.