208 Episodes

  1. Contact, Contact, Contact!

    Published: 1/15/2020

  2. Fighting With a Broken Gun

    Published: 1/3/2020

  3. A Kiowa Pilot's IED Story

    Published: 12/19/2019

  4. Operation Strong Eagle III

    Published: 12/4/2019

  5. Hand-to-Hand Combat

    Published: 11/22/2019

  6. Protect the Ground Force

    Published: 11/7/2019

  7. A Medic in Combat

    Published: 10/26/2019

  8. Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part Two

    Published: 10/16/2019

  9. Remembering the Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

    Published: 10/16/2019

  10. "All Hell Broke Loose"

    Published: 9/27/2019

  11. Apaches over Mosul

    Published: 8/28/2019

  12. Special Forces on Patrol

    Published: 8/16/2019

  13. Reacting to an Ambush in Baghdad

    Published: 8/9/2019

  14. A Taliban Ambush in Helmand

    Published: 7/17/2019

  15. A Marine Platoon's War in Anbar

    Published: 7/8/2019

  16. Delivering Aid in the Middle of a War

    Published: 6/18/2019

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

    Published: 6/4/2019

  18. Apaches Overhead in Baghdad

    Published: 5/22/2019

  19. The Second Battle of Fallujah

    Published: 5/8/2019

  20. A Helicopter Mission During the Invasion of Iraq

    Published: 4/24/2019

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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.