This episode of The Spear is the first in a two-part series featuring three guests who took part in the Battle of Mogadishu, made famous by the book Black Hawk Down and the movie of the same name. Even if you've read the book or the movie, you're certain to learn much more about that fight from these three practitioners from the Army's most elite combat units. (This episode originally ran in 2018.)
Infantry battalions operating tactically rarely have the possibility to directly impact alliance constructs, foreign policy objectives, and national security strategy. But Dan Leard’s 1-38...
In this episode, Col. Bill Ostlund tells the story of what he calls the most honorable mission he took part in over more than...
In 1962, while on a year-long break from college, Barry Broman was first shot at in South Vietnam while working as a photographer for...