The author presents a monumental work of historical research based on events occurring during the American war of independence against Great Britan 1776 through 1783.It is a thorough search into a little known segment of the conflict with painstaking investigation of a great deal of written documents, letters, diaries, written explanations for someone. Material available is plentiful with the chore being the labor putting it together As hostilities began small skirmishes took place between the colonists unhappy with the regulations imposed by Great Britan and enforced by a military presence. The first two major battles took place in the towns of Lexington and Concord with the drawing in of people in favor of freeing themselves from British rule. One of the groups joining the colonists were residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts. These were men whose livelihoods for ages consisted of fishing, hauling freight by water and other activities tied to a maritime oriented life. Mr. O'Donnell has come up with information about this group which is not readily known. The group was one of the first to be completely integrated with negroes, and native Americans working side by side with whites. The group from Marblehead were instrumental in saving the newly formed Continental army several times thereby allowing the fight for freedom to continue. In monumental feats they ferried troops across the river into Manhattan after dark allowing them to continue fighting. They later allowed George Washington to come up with a plan to score a major victory by sneaking behind the British army via a well depicted night crossing on the Delaware river on Christmas eve. The Marblehead sailors accomplished this Herculean task allowing a major victory to take place. The group responded to a request by Washington for personal protection by setting up an arrangement that evolved into the present day Secret Service the group that is charged with U.S. presidential protection. They are also credited by the author of pioneering a style of sneak military attack that was very effective against the stilted parade ground methods used by most European armies and gave rise to present day operations of U.S. special forces. Last but certainly not least Marblehead men formed the nucleus of a navy that fought on their own against enemies of the U.S. Unlike books that are turned into historical novels via the author interspersing conversation that he or she supposes could have happened there is none of this. Again, the book is made enjoyable for someone interested in learning about a segment of history told via the tying together of actual written documents with character analysis supposed by the author.

The author presents a monumental work of historical research based on events occurring during the American war of independence against Great Britan 1776 through 1783.It is a thorough search into a little known segment of the conflict with painstaking investigation of a great deal of written documents, letters, diaries, written explanations for someone. Material available is plentiful with the chore being the labor putting it together As hostilities began small skirmishes took place between the colonists unhappy with the regulations imposed by Great Britan and enforced by a military presence. The first two major battles took place in the towns of Lexington and Concord with the drawing in of people in favor of freeing themselves from British rule. One of the groups joining the colonists were residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts. These were men whose livelihoods for ages consisted of fishing, hauling freight by water and other activities tied to a maritime oriented life. Mr. O'Donnell has come up with information about this group which is not readily known. The group was one of the first to be completely integrated with negroes, and native Americans working side by side with whites. The group from Marblehead were instrumental in saving the newly formed Continental army several times thereby allowing the fight for freedom to continue. In monumental feats they ferried troops across the river into Manhattan after dark allowing them to continue fighting. They later allowed George Washington to come up with a plan to score a major victory by sneaking behind the British army via a well depicted night crossing on the Delaware river on Christmas eve. The Marblehead sailors accomplished this Herculean task allowing a major victory to take place. The group responded to a request by Washington for personal protection by setting up an arrangement that evolved into the present day Secret Service the group that is charged with U.S. presidential protection. They are also credited by the author of pioneering a style of sneak military attack that was very effective against the stilted parade ground methods used by most European armies and gave rise to present day operations of U.S. special forces. Last but certainly not least Marblehead men formed the nucleus of a navy that fought on their own against enemies of the U.S. Unlike books that are turned into historical novels via the author interspersing conversation that he or she supposes could have happened there is none of this. Again, the book is made enjoyable for someone interested in learning about a segment of history told via the tying together of actual written documents with character analysis supposed by the author.

T The author presents a monumental work of historical research based on events occurring during the American war of independence against Great Britan 1776 through 1783.It is a thorough search into a little known segment of the conflict with painstaking investigation of a great deal of written documents, letters, diaries, written explanations for someone. Material available is plentiful with the chore being the labor putting it together As hostilities began small skirmishes took place between the colonists unhappy with the regulations imposed by Great Britan and enforced by a military presence. The first two major battles took place in the towns of Lexington and Concord with the drawing in of people in favor of freeing themselves from British rule. One of the groups joining the colonists were residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts. These were men whose livelihoods for ages consisted of fishing, hauling freight by water and other activities tied to a maritime oriented life. Mr. O'Donnell has come up with information about this group which is not readily known. The group was one of the first to be completely integrated with negroes, and native Americans working side by side with whites. The group from Marblehead were instrumental in saving the newly formed Continental army several times thereby allowing the fight for freedom to continue. In monumental feats they ferried troops across the river into Manhattan after dark allowing them to continue fighting. They later allowed George Washington to come up with a plan to score a major victory by sneaking behind the British army via a well depicted night crossing on the Delaware river on Christmas eve. The Marblehead sailors accomplished this Herculean task allowing a major victory to take place. The group responded to a request by Washington for personal protection by setting up an arrangement that evolved into the present day Secret Service the group that is charged with U.S. presidential protection. They are also credited by the author of pioneering a style of sneak military attack that was very effective against the stilted parade ground methods used by most European armies and gave rise to present day operations of U.S. special forces. Last but certainly not least Marblehead men formed the nucleus of a navy that fought on their own against enemies of the U.S.he Indispensables by Patrick K. O'Donnell to be published May 18, 2021 Unlike books that are turned into historical novels via the author interspersing conversation that he or she supposes could have happened there is none of this. Again, the book is made enjoyable for someone interested in learning about a segment of history told via the tying together of actual written documents with character analysis supposed by the author.