{"product_id":"revolutionary-snipers-patrick-k-odonnell-9780802166395","title":"Revolutionary Snipers: Washington's Frontier Commandos Whose Marksmanship Forged a New Way of War and Helped Win the Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWashington's Immortals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Indispensables\u003c\/i\u003e, the dramatic untold story of the snipers whose marksmanship and irregular warfare altered the outcomes of crucial battles and influenced the way the American Revolution was fought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Snipers\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed military historian Patrick K. O'Donnell vividly brings to life for the first time the exploits of Washington's finest frontier commandos, whose legendary deadeye shooting offered the Continental Army an evolving and unconventional tactical advantage in the War of Independence. Snipers such as Daniel Morgan, Timothy Murphy, and Samuel Brady were rugged frontiersmen armed with long rifles, a path-breaking American technology that allowed them to attack from a significant distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe snipers, the very first members of the Continental Army, quickly struck terror among British troops besieged in Boston in the summer of 1775 by picking off a number of targets. However, their success was checkered by mutiny, an epic journey through the Maine wilderness, and heart-wrenching failure at the gates of Quebec. O'Donnell follows unforgettable characters in a riveting \u003ci\u003eBand\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eof\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e-style narrative. Despite the setbacks, Washington and his officers perceived a new approach to waging war could emerge from the combined arms of pairing sniper groups with traditional units. The riflemen played vital roles in many pivotal battles--from protecting Washington's army during its retreat from Manhattan, when some 25 snipers repelled an amphibious landing of hundreds of British soldiers at Throggs Neck, to energizing the momentum-shifting battles at Saratoga and later, in the South, at King's Mountain and Cowpens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnearthing unpublished letters, diaries, and other participant documents, O'Donnell puts readers dramatically in the moment as riflemen prevented a British charge at Trenton that could have ended the war, employed irregular warfare to counter enemy attempts to re-supply during the critical yet obscure \"Forage War\" in spring 1777, and contested large swaths of the frontier, at times disguised as Native Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing the riflemen front and center throughout the war, \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Snipers\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates an unknown aspect of the conflict and is an important addition to our understanding of how the Revolution was won and of an emerging new way of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick K. O'Donnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802166393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802166395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Patrick K. O'Donnell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437652848895,"sku":"9780802166395","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a300697-d212-47bc-bd1d-9d6a0d2f8390.jpg?v=1777163179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revolutionary-snipers-patrick-k-odonnell-9780802166395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}