Reviews
Praise for Patrick K. O'Donnell: "Patrick K. O'Donnell has a rare talent for isolating and burrowing into the great military stories of recent history." --Hampton Sides, on Give Me Tomorrow "Patrick K. O'Donnell is, quite simply, one of the best combat historians of our time." --John C. McManus, on Give Me Tomorrow "Remarkable and very readable. Patrick K. O'Donnell has transformed an obscure World War II spy mission into a vivid and improbable adventure yarn." --Rick Atkinson, on The Brenner Assignment "O'Donnell clearly enjoys narrating war's gristle along with its meat; small successes and failures ground the story in the reality of sabotage, reconnaissance, capture and escape, torture and murder. . . . A taut real-life thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews , on The Brenner Assignment "A great American writer." --Clive Cussler, on First SEALs "Patrick O'Donnell has set the gold standard for war histories rich in color, drama and detail." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan , on Dog Company "Long admired for his powerful combat narratives, with Dog Company O'Donnell has produced his finest book yet. A fascinating tale of extraordinary heroism." --Alex Kershaw, on Dog Company "What Steven Spielberg accomplished visually for the cinema in Saving Private Ryan , Patrick O'Donnell has accomplished through the printed word." --Carlo d'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War , on Beyond Valor, Advance Praise for Washington's Immortals : " Washington's Immortals tells the extraordinary story of the most important band of brothers, forgotten men who changed the course of American history. This is O'Donnell at his very best--a deeply moving, superbly researched page turner." --Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter "Patrick O'Donnell has pioneered the pursuit of dogged research and the collection of revealing oral histories to produce moving accounts of key moments in American history. Now he's set his sights on the Revolutionary War. Washington's Immortals is a fascinating story about an important and largely overlooked Maryland unit in that war. It will definitely keep you turning pages." --Douglas C. Waller, New York Times bestselling author of Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan and Wild Bill Donovan " Washington's Immortals is an amazing tale of pluck and devotion among one of the U.S. Army's first elite outfits, the Maryland Line. O'Donnell expertly brings the valiant citizen-soldiers to life with vivid prose and meticulous primary-source research. Highly recommended." --Joseph Balkoski, author of The Last Roll Call , and director of the Maryland Museum of Military History "Patrick O'Donnell is blessed with a rare gift for storytelling and a keen empathy for the realities of soldiers in combat. He walks in the footsteps of his subjects like few other historians are able--or willing--to do. In this impressively researched, well written book, he brings the world of the American Revolution to life with an immediacy that almost defies belief. By focusing on one group of stalwart soldiers who sacrificed so much for the sake of their ideals, O'Donnell sheds important new light on the motivation and actions of America's most effective revolutionaries. Washington's Immortals is a must read for anyone even remotely interested in the American combat soldier, regardless of the era." --John C. McManus, Curators' Professor of US Military History, Missouri University of Science and Technology; author of The Dead and Those About to Die , D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach , and Grunts: Inside the American Infantry Combat Experience Praise for Patrick K. O'Donnell: "Patrick K. O'Donnell has a rare talent for isolating and burrowing into the great military stories of recent history." --Hampton Sides, on Give Me Tomorrow "Patrick K. O'Donnell is, quite simply, one of the best combat historians of our time." --John C. McManus, on Give Me Tomorrow "Remarkable and very readable. Patrick K. O'Donnell has transformed an obscure World War II spy mission into a vivid and improbable adventure yarn." --Rick Atkinson, on The Brenner Assignment "O'Donnell clearly enjoys narrating war's gristle along with its meat; small successes and failures ground the story in the reality of sabotage, reconnaissance, capture and escape, torture and murder. . . . A taut real-life thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews , on The Brenner Assignment "A great American writer." --Clive Cussler, on First SEALs "Patrick O'Donnell has set the gold standard for war histories rich in color, drama and detail." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan , on Dog Company "Long admired for his powerful combat narratives, with Dog Company O'Donnell has produced his finest book yet. A fascinating tale of extraordinary heroism." --Alex Kershaw, on Dog Company "What Steven Spielberg accomplished visually for the cinema in Saving Private Ryan , Patrick O''Donnell has accomplished through the printed word." --Carlo d'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War , on Beyond Valor, Advance Praise for Washington's Immortals : " Washington's Immortals tells the extraordinary story of the most important band of brothers, forgotten men who changed the course of American history. This is O'Donnell at his very best--a deeply moving, superbly researched page turner." --Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter " Washington's Immortals is an amazing tale of pluck and devotion among one of the U.S. Army's first elite outfits, the Maryland Line. O'Donnell expertly brings the valiant citizen-soldiers to life with vivid prose and meticulous primary-source research. Highly recommended." --Joseph Balkoski, author of The Last Roll Call , and director of the Maryland Museum of Military History Praise for Patrick K. O'Donnell: "Patrick K. O'Donnell has a rare talent for isolating and burrowing into the great military stories of recent history." --Hampton Sides, on Give Me Tomorrow "Patrick K. O'Donnell is, quite simply, one of the best combat historians of our time." --John C. McManus, on Give Me Tomorrow "Remarkable and very readable. Patrick K. O'Donnell has transformed an obscure World War II spy mission into a vivid and improbable adventure yarn." --Rick Atkinson, on The Brenner Assignment "O'Donnell clearly enjoys narrating war's gristle along with its meat; small successes and failures ground the story in the reality of sabotage, reconnaissance, capture and escape, torture and murder. . . . A taut real-life thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews , on The Brenner Assignment "A great American writer." --Clive Cussler, on First SEALs "Patrick O'Donnell has set the gold standard for war histories rich in color, drama and detail." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan , on Dog Company "Long admired for his powerful combat narratives, with Dog Company O'Donnell has produced his finest book yet. A fascinating tale of extraordinary heroism." --Alex Kershaw, on Dog Company "What Steven Spielberg accomplished visually for the cinema in Saving Private Ryan , Patrick O'Donnell has accomplished through the printed word." --Carlo d'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War , on Beyond Valor, Advance Praise for Washington's Immortals : " Washington's Immortals tells the extraordinary story of the most important band of brothers, forgotten men who changed the course of American history. This is O'Donnell at his very best--a deeply moving, superbly researched page turner." --Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter Praise for Patrick K. O'Donnell: "Patrick K. O'Donnell has a rare talent for isolating and burrowing into the great military stories of recent history." --Hampton Sides, on Give Me Tomorrow "Patrick K. O'Donnell is, quite simply, one of the best combat historians of our time." --John C. McManus, on Give Me Tomorrow "Remarkable and very readable. Patrick K. O'Donnell has transformed an obscure World War II spy mission into a vivid and improbable adventure yarn." --Rick Atkinson, on The Brenner Assignment "O'Donnell clearly enjoys narrating war's gristle along with its meat; small successes and failures ground the story in the reality of sabotage, reconnaissance, capture and escape, torture and murder. . . . A taut real-life thriller." -- Kirkus Reviews , on The Brenner Assignment "A great American writer." --Clive Cussler, on First SEALs "Patrick O'Donnell has set the gold standard for war histories rich in color, drama and detail." --Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan , on Dog Company "Long admired for his powerful combat narratives, with Dog Company O'Donnell has produced his finest book yet. A fascinating tale of extraordinary heroism." --Alex Kershaw, on Dog Company "What Steven Spielberg accomplished visually for the cinema in Saving Private Ryan , Patrick O'Donnell has accomplished through the printed word." --Carlo d'Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War , on Beyond Valor
