Episodes
Author Brian Walter, Blue Water War: Maritime Struggle in the Mediter…
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Brian Walter. Brian is a retired Army officer from a combat arms branch with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science and International Relations. He has been a studen...
British Academic and Author Levi Roach, Empires of the Normans: Conqu…
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Levi Roach. Levi studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and is former fellow at St John's College also in Cambridge, He’s now senior lecturer at the University of Exeter. His b...
British Historian and Author Saul David, Devil Dogs: King Company, Th…
Join Robert Child for a conversation with British historian and Sunday Times bestselling author Saul David. Saul is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham’s...
October Guests Coming to Point of the Spear
We’ve got some great guests coming up in October on Point of the Spear Click that subscribe button, so you don’t miss a moment. Kicking off the month the story of a pioneering group of CIA female spies who changed …
Retired U.S. Army Colonel and Author Richard Hooker, The Good Captain
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and retired Colonel Richard Hooker. Richard, a career Army officer, his military service included combat tours in Grenada, Somalia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, including com...
Author, USMC Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller, Crisis of Command
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and former Lt. Colonel Stuart Scheller. Stuart gained notoriety last year as a US Marine speaking out and asking for accountability for the US’s disastrous military withdrawal ...
Navy SEAL Veteran and Author Ben Milligan, By Water Beneath the Walls
Join Robert Child for a follow-up conversation with author and Navy SEAL veteran Ben Milligan. Ben became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star and other awards. He received …
Vietnam Veteran and Author Dr. Samuel Mitcham, The Encyclopedia of Co…
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Dr. Samuel Mitcham. Dr. Mitcham is a military historian who's written extensively on the Civil War South. A U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and a Command and Gene...
Former CIA Counter Terrorist Chief of Operations and Author Ric Prado…
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and former CIA Counter Terrorist Chief of Operations Ric Prado. Ric is a retired CIA operations officer specializing in paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and covert operations. ...
September Guests Coming to Point of the Spear
We've got some great guests coming up in September on Point of the Spear. Kicking off the month, Navy Seal Ben Milligan returns to the show to talk about his book, By Water Beneath the Walls . Then, outspoken former …
British Special Forces Veteran Des Powell, SAS Bravo Three Zero
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and British Special Forces veteran Des Powell. After serving in the Parachute Regiment, Sergeant Major Des Powell spent twenty years in the SAS at the heart of the Counter Terr...
101st Airborne Veteran and Author Larry Freeland, Chariots in the Sky
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and Vietnam veteran Larry Freeland. Larry joined the U.S. Army and served one tour in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an Infantry Officer and a CH-47 helicopter pil...
U.S. Army Veteran and Author Don Bentley, Hostile Intent
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and U.S. Army veteran Don Bentley. Don spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he was stationed in South Korea, Germany, and Texas. While deployed t...
U.S. Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin (ret.), A Few Bad Men, Part Two
Join Robert Child for the conclusion of his conversation with author and retired U.S. Marine Major Fred Galvin. Fred served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enli...
August Guests Coming to Point of the Spear
We’ve got some great guests coming in August as we kick off Season Three of Point of the Spear . Our guests include NY Times bestselling author and former Apache helicopter pilot Don Bentley. Author Samuel Mitchum will also b...
U.S. Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin (ret.), A Few Bad Men, Part One
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and retired U.S. Marine Major Fred Galvin. Fred served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become...
Author Benjamin Sledge, Where Cowards Go to Die
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Benjamin Sledge. Ben is a wounded Special Operations combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and two Army Comme...
Author Mark Greaney, Armored
Join Robert Child for a conversation with returning guest author Mark Greaney. Mark has written or co-written seven Tom Clancy novels and is the author of the best-selling Gray Man series. The film version of the first book i...
Gettysburg Voices from the Front, Part Two
Join Robert Child for the conclusion of our two-part narrative special, Gettysburg Voices from the Front. Today’s program is another in our series of story-telling specials. First person accounts are the living link we have t...
Gettysburg Voices from the Front, Part One
Join Robert Child for a part one of a two-part narrative special, Gettysburg Voices from the Front. Today’s two-part program is another in our series of story-telling specials. First person accounts are the living link we hav...
Director Ronald F. Maxwell, Gettysburg and the Civil War
Join Robert Child for a special interview with director Ron Maxwell. Ron is an award-winning Hollywood filmmaker best known for his successful films on the American Civil War and he had several box office hits before those tw...
Author Walt Larimore, At First Light
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Walt Larimore. Walt is a prolific author and has written or co-written forty books, thirty medical textbook chapters, and over 1,000 articles. His books have garnered a number...
Author Lindsay Powell, Bar Kokhba
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Lindsay Powell. Lindsay writes for Ancient History and Ancient Warfare magazine. His articles have also appeared in Military Heritage and Strategy and Tactics . His appearance...
July Guests Coming to Point of the Spear
We’ve got some great guests coming up in July as summer sizzles on Point of the Spear. We kick off the month on the first with film director, Ron Maxwell his interview leads us into our 4th of July Gettysburg …