208 Episodes

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

    Published: 4/10/2019

  2. A Medal of Honor Recipient's Story

    Published: 3/27/2019

  3. Never Leave a Fallen Comrade

    Published: 3/13/2019

  4. Nerve Agent Attack in Britain

    Published: 2/27/2019

  5. Kiowas in the Pech River Valley

    Published: 2/15/2019

  6. Katyusha Rockets Inbound

    Published: 2/1/2019

  7. First Into Afghanistan

    Published: 1/16/2019

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

    Published: 1/2/2019

  9. The Battle of Mogadishu, Part Two

    Published: 12/19/2018

  10. The Battle of Mogadishu, Part One

    Published: 12/6/2018

  11. Surviving a Direct Hit

    Published: 11/21/2018

  12. Split-Second Decision

    Published: 11/8/2018

  13. The First IRAM Attack in Iraq

    Published: 10/24/2018

  14. An Infantry Company's War in Afghanistan

    Published: 10/10/2018

  15. Combat Outpost Keating

    Published: 9/26/2018

  16. A Platoon Leader's First Combat Missions

    Published: 9/12/2018

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

    Published: 8/29/2018

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

    Published: 8/15/2018

  19. A Green-on-Blue Attack in Nangarhar

    Published: 8/1/2018

  20. The Battle of Wanat

    Published: 7/12/2018

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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.