Dog Company, Patrick K. ODonnell
Dog Company, Patrick K. ODonnell
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Dog Company
The Boys of Pointe du Hocthe Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe

Author: Patrick K. O'Donnell

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012

Synopsis

In the tradition ofBand of Brothers, acclaimed combat historian Patrick K. ODonnell cinematically tells one of World War IIs greatest untold stories. It is said that the right man in the right place at the right time can mean the difference between victory and defeat. This is the dramatic story of sixty-eight soldiers in the US Armys Second Ranger Battalion, Company DDog Companywho made that difference, time and again.From D-day, when German guns atop Pointe du Hoc threatened the Allied landings and the men of Dog Company scaled the sheer ninety-foot cliffs to destroy them; to the slopes of Hill 400, in Germanys Hrtgen Forest, where the Rangers launched a desperate bayonet charge across an open field; to a quiet section of the Ardennes, where Dog Company suddenly found itself on the tip of the spear at the Battle of the Bulge; the men of Dog Company made the difference. America had many heroes in World War II; however, few can say that, but for them, the course of the war would have been very different. The right men, the right place, the right timeDog Company.

About Patrick K. O'Donnell

Patrick K. O’Donnell is a bestselling, critically acclaimed military historian and an expert on elite units. The author of thirteen books, including The Indispensables, The Unknowns, and Washington’s Immortals, he is the recipient of numerous national awards. O’Donnell served as a combat historian in a Marine rifle platoon during the Battle of Fallujah and is a professional speaker on America’s conflicts, espionage, special operations, and counterinsurgency. He has provided historical consulting for DreamWorks’s award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers and for documentaries produced by the BBC, the History Channel, and Discovery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by A.L. on December 12, 2012

This book follows a group of rangers through training, D-day, the campaign to liberate Brest, and time in the Hurtgen Forest. A few things really stood out to me. Dog Company’s assignment on D-day was Pointe du Hoc, between Omaha and Utah beaches. They were to scale the steep cliffs despite the mach......more

Goodreads review by Marie on June 08, 2015

My dad is Ellis Lawson, and this is the story of his unit and it is told very well. I've lived all of my life with the knowledge of this unit, the brotherhood, the motto of "Rangers lead the way" and the fine example that my father set with his 30 years of military service, beginning with Dog Compan......more

Goodreads review by 'Aussie Rick' on November 22, 2012

Dog Company: The Boys of Pointe du Hoc - The Rangers Who Accomplished D-Day's Toughest Mission and Led the Way across Europe by Patrick O’Donnell is a stirring account of some of America’s finest soldiers of WW2 in the European theatre. The author introduces us to a close knit “band of brothers” who......more

Goodreads review by Jon on January 14, 2013

No matter how many books I read about WWII, and any war, really, I am still constantly amazed at what the soldiers of the Greatest Generation accomplished, despite sometimes impossible odds.The stories of the actions on D-Day, and then the battles throughout Europe, read like a novel or a movie scri......more

Goodreads review by Terry on May 16, 2015

Excellent book about Dog Company, the Army Rangers that were assigned to destroy the German positions on Pointe du Hoc during D-Day. The book starts with the the formation of the Army Ranger unit, continues through D-Day and other engagements during World War II. O'Donnell relies heavily on the oral......more

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