Patrick O'Donnell

Patrick O'Donnell.Patrick O'Donnell was interviewed for BookCast by Fairfax County Public Library Director Sam Clay. BookCast is sponsored by Virginia Commerce Bank through the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, Inc.

Combat historian Patrick O'Donnell is the author of four books:

We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder With the Marines Who Took Fallujah

Operatives, Spies and Saboteurs: The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of World War II's OSS

Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat

Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat

O'Donnell was a historical consultant for DreamWorks' award-winning mini-series "Band of Brothers," and for documentaries produced by the BBC, Fox News, and The History Channel.

O'Donnell is the founder of The Drop Zone, an award-winning World War II oral history project.

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