Patrick K. O’Donnell

Patrick K. O’Donnell

Author

Combat historian, bestselling author, and public speaker Patrick K. O'Donnell has written 13 critically acclaimed books that recount the epic stories of America's wars from the Revolution to Iraq. A Fellow at Mount Vernon, he is the recipient of numerous national book awards. O’Donnell is a premier expert on elite and special operations units and irregular warfare.

As an expert on WWII espionage, special operations, and counterinsurgency on the modern battlefield, the historian has assisted with the writing and production of numerous documentaries produced by the BBC, the History Channel, and others. See Discovery/AHC’s Against the Odds: Bloody George at the Chosin Reservoir, based on his book GIVE ME TOMORROW, and History Channel’s Shootout! D-Day Fallujah.