The Battle of Wanat

July 12, 2018 00:53:39
The Battle of Wanat
The Spear
The Battle of Wanat

Jul 12 2018 | 00:53:39

/

Show Notes

On July 13, 2008, around two hundred Taliban fighters ambushed American and Afghan soldiers in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan. The ensuing fight would become one of the deadliest battles for American soldiers during the United States' long war in the country. In this episode of The Spear, the battalion commander of the forces engaged in that fight reflects on the battle, the challenges that would follow, and the sacrifice of the paratroopers he commanded.

Other Episodes

Episode

January 18, 2023 00:33:36
Episode Cover

Company Command in Babil

In 2004, Matt Hardman was an infantry company commander in the 82nd Airborne Division. Just returned from Afghanistan, his paratroopers were deployed to Iraq’s...

Listen

Episode 0

June 17, 2021 00:39:52
Episode Cover

Baghdad, 2003

In 2003, Karl Blanke was a weapons platoon commander during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Crossing the line of departure in the first wave, Blanke’s Marines...

Listen

Episode 0

June 03, 2020 00:53:54
Episode Cover

Rescue on an Afghan Mountainside

This episode of The Spear features a conversation with Josh Webster. A US Army officer, he previously served as a US Air Force pararescueman—a...

Listen