208 Episodes

  1. Emergency Deployment with the Ranger Regiment

    Published: 10/11/2024
  2. Combat in a Technological War

    Published: 9/10/2024
  3. A Helicopter and an IED

    Published: 8/27/2024
  4. Sniper Fire in Baghdad

    Published: 8/15/2024
  5. One Day in Panjwai District

    Published: 8/2/2024
  6. No-Fly Zone

    Published: 7/17/2024
  7. Sadr City's Three-Block War

    Published: 7/3/2024
  8. Five Days in Paktia

    Published: 6/20/2024
  9. Apaches in Action

    Published: 6/5/2024
  10. Rescue in an Afghan Valley

    Published: 5/23/2024
  11. A Black Hawk in a Firefight

    Published: 5/8/2024
  12. Kiowas in Action

    Published: 4/25/2024
  13. Spectre in the Sky

    Published: 4/11/2024
  14. Ambush in Uruzgan

    Published: 3/27/2024
  15. A Lieutenant's Dilemma in Kosovo

    Published: 3/13/2024
  16. The Bridge on the Saddam Canal

    Published: 2/28/2024
  17. Three Missions in Panjwai District

    Published: 2/14/2024
  18. A Lieutenant's Dilemma

    Published: 1/31/2024
  19. Moral Courage

    Published: 1/17/2024
  20. Surprise Ambush in Nuristan

    Published: 1/3/2024

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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.