Patrick K. O’Donnell is an American author of books on military history.

Career

O'Donnell's writing has appeared in publications as varied as The Daily Beast, Breitbart News, Military History Quarterly (MHQ), and World War II Magazine. O'Donnell served as a consultant for the Medal of Honor game franchise. In 2012, the OSS Society presented O'Donnell with the John Waller Award, which recognizes achievement in scholarship related to intelligence and special operations history. O'Donnell currently serves on its board of directors. O'Donnell's book We Were One was chosen for the Commandant's Professional Reading List and is required reading for Marines. He received the Colby Circle Award for Outstanding Military History for Beyond Valour. Washington's Immortals was selected as an Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far (History) and was named of the 100 Best American Revolution Books of All Time by the Journal of the American Revolution. O’Donnell served as a research fellow at Mount Vernon's Fred W. Smith National Library.

Personal life

He is native of Westlake, Ohio, and attended American University for his undergraduate studies and Johns Hopkins for his graduate work.

Works