The Spear
A podcast by Modern War Institute at West Point
208 Episodes
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Battle for the Mosque
Published: 8/25/2021 -
Ambushed Ambushers
Published: 8/18/2021 -
Drone Strike in Kunar
Published: 7/29/2021 -
The Three-Block War in Sadr City
Published: 7/19/2021 -
Finding Balance
Published: 6/30/2021 -
Baghdad, 2003
Published: 6/17/2021 -
In the Air over Anbar
Published: 6/2/2021 -
Reconnaissance Mission Compromised
Published: 5/25/2021 -
Hand-to-Hand Combat, When It's Least Expected
Published: 5/6/2021 -
A UH-60 in a Firefight
Published: 4/26/2021 -
Neutralize the Threat
Published: 4/9/2021 -
The First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since Vietnam
Published: 3/25/2021 -
Thirty Seconds on the Ground
Published: 3/11/2021 -
Get the Puma in the Air
Published: 2/27/2021 -
Ambush Alley
Published: 2/10/2021 -
Apaches into the Fight
Published: 1/27/2021 -
A Sniper Section's Fight in Ghazni
Published: 12/31/2020 -
Coming in Low
Published: 12/16/2020 -
Combat in the Kunar River Valley
Published: 12/2/2020 -
The Reaper in Combat
Published: 11/18/2020
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.
