Season 1

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Frank van Lunteren. Frank was born and raised in Arnhem, the Netherlands. His interest in military history dates to the 1980’s, when as a child he first visited the Airborne Mu...

Point of the Spear Special Presentation. Part Two of The Christmas Crossing. Late December 1776 – A ragged Continental army has now put an icy river between themselves and the pursing British army. The men in blue and buff un...

Point of the Spear Special Presentation. Part One of The Christmas Crossing. Late December 1776 – A ragged Continental army has now put an icy river between themselves and the pursing British army. The men in blue and buff un...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Managing Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution Don Hagist. Don is an independent researcher specializing in the demographics and material culture of the British Army in the...

It's a Revolutionary Christmas on Point of the Spear. First, on December 22nd join Robert Child for a conversation with Managing Editor of the Journal of the American Revolution Don Hagist. Don is an independent researcher sp...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with retired National Park Service historian and author Robert Sutton about his book, Nazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation that Helped Win WWII. Sutton guest spent ...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with retired Air Force Colonel and author Mark Vlahos about his book, Men Will Come. Vlahos spent 29 years in the Air Force. His freelance writing career started in 1994 when he was a …

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Katja Hoyer about her book, Blood and Iron. Hoyer is a German-British historian specializing in modern German history. She was born in East Germany and is a Fellow of the Royal...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and retired US Army LTC Ed Sherwood about his book, Courage Under Fire . Sherwood led an infantry platoon at Tam Ky in Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, fighting wi...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author John C. McManus about his new book, Island Infernos. McManus is one of America’s leading military historians, and a recipient of the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Milita...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and television producer Rick Beyer about his Ghost Army Legacy Project. Beyer is as a New York Times bestselling author and documentary filmmaker and has produced programs for ...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Robert Gaudi about his latest book, The War of Jenkin's Ear. Gaudi is a Washington, DC-based writer, historian and journalist. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Tom Clavin about his latest book, Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival. Tom has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage ...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Don Hollway, author of The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada. Don is an historian, illustrator, historical re-enactor and classical rapier fencer. For over 25 years ...

Join Robert Child in December on Point of the Spear when he welcomes many outstanding guests including authors John C. Mcmanus, Katja Hoyer, Air Force Colonel Mark Vlahos, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor....

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Paul Woodadge. Paul is an author, filmmaker and battlefield guide. He launched the popular YouTube channel WW2TV, where he interviews esteemed historians live from around the world, f...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Richard Casper. He is the cofounder of an organization that helps wounded veterans release their trauma and pain through music and art called Creativets. Casper, a wounded combat Mari...

As part of a special Veterans' Week celebration, Point of the Spear showcases an exceptional WWII documentary, which is a thematic and emotional exploration of the D-Day commemorations in Sainte-Mère-Église, France. It is an ...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Dr. Gregory Urwin, author of the recent article in the Journal of the American Revolution, The Yorktown Tragedy: Washington’s Slave Roundup. Dr. Urwin is a professor of history at Tem...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Colonel Keith Nightingale, author of Just Another Day in Vietnam. Colonel Nightingale is a “Special Operations legend” he served two tours in Vietnam with Airborne and Ranger units. H...

As part of our Veterans' Week celebration, Point of the Spear has produced two very special episodes. First on November 10th we showcase a powerful WWII documentary, Sixth of June , which is a thematic and emotional explorati...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Prit Butter, author of The Reckoning: The Defeat of Amy Group South, 1944. Buttar has written extensively on the Eastern front in both WWI and WWII. He is a former doctor and astro-ph...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Patrick Bishop, author of Operation Jubilee Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice. Bishop spent twenty-five years as a foreign correspondent covering conflicts around the world. H...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Myke Cole, author of The Bronze Lie: Shattering the Myth of Spartan Warrior Supremacy. Cole’s career has run the gamut from Coun­tert­er­rorism to Cyber War­fare to Fed­eral Law Enfor...

Join Robert Child in November on Point of the Spear when he welcomes several great guests including author Don Hollway, filmmaker Rylan Soref, Colonel Keith Nightingale, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor:...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Robert Laplander, author of Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Myths and Legends of America’s Famous WWI Epic. Laplander’s research into the ‘Lost Battalion’ of the 77th Division ...

Join Robert Child for part-two and the conclusions of a conversation with Dr. Allen Guelzo, author of Robert E. Lee: A Life. Allen is Senior Research Scholar at the Council of Humanities at Princeton University and the author...

Join Robert Child for a part one of a two-part conversation with Dr. Allen Guelzo, author of Robert E. Lee: A Life. Allen is Senior Research Scholar at the Council of Humanities at Princeton University and the author of sever...

Join Robert Child in October on Point of the Spear when he welcomes several great guests including Robert Laplander, Prit Butar, Myke Cole, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a pod...

Join Robert Child for conversation with Don Milne the founder of the nonprofit initiative Stories Behind the Stars. A lifelong history buff, he started a blog after the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in 2016 to honor indivi...

Join Robert Child for conversation with Tim Gray, founder, and president of the nonprofit World War II Foundation. The organization honors the legacy of the veterans and survivors of one of history’s most crucial periods by p...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Martin Dugard He is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the “Killing” series with Bill O'Reilly. On the show we discuss his new book, Taking Paris, set in WWII when …

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Mitch Yockelson. He is the recipient of the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award, an investigative archivist at the National Archives and Records Administra...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Bob Welch. He is the author of Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers." His latest book is Saving My Enemy: How Two …

Join Robert Child for a conversation with Major General (ret.) Mari K. Eder. She has authored an outstanding new book, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line, which takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women he...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Jared Frederick. His latest book is Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters. Beneath this marble image of a reserved officer is the story of a common P...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with former Army Ranger Dr. Tony Brooks, author of Leave No Man Behind: The Untold Story of the Rangers’ Unrelenting Search for Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL Lone Survivor in Afghanistan....

Robert Child speaks with Colin P. Cahoon a writer of historical nonfiction and historically based fiction, a patent attorney, and a former Army helicopter pilot. His latest book is Mended Wings: The Vietnam War Experience Thr...

Just a sampling of what you'll hear on the new military history podcast hosted by author Robert Child. Point of the Spear features leading authors, filmmakers and movers and shakers in military history. We hope you can join u...

Join Robert Child for a conversation with former Navy SEAL, Bronze Star recipient, and author Ben Milligan. Ben has written By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs , which chronicles the rise of the Navy SEALs …