. >> next, military historian and author patrick o'donnell on his book "the indispensables." chronicles the marblehead regiment of the continental army during the american revolution which he says played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of george washington. >> good evening. i'm kevin butterfield executive director of the washington library at george washington's mount vernon and coming to you from that library for an exciting book talk with patrick o'donnell. i want to thank the ford motor company for sponsoring not just this talk but many, many talks over the years, a great series will be a of authors, talk abt the newest works and doesn't get new in this because this is the book release for this exciting book, "the indispensables." i want to make and one upcoming program in just two nights. river third michelle smith lecture richard bernstein and his new book the education of john adams. they are still available and it's an exciting event. consider joining us wednesday night. the knights exciting program filmedda live from the reading room here at mount vern

this is thee official look by patrick o'donnell. we have it available at the mt. vernon shop and thank youou so much patrick and everyone. >> thank you. it was an honor. >> it's not often that booktv features

i am coming to you from that library for exciting book talk with patrick o'donnell. i want to thank the motor company for sponsoring not just a stock many talks over the years. a great series where we have authors come and talk about their newest works. this is the book release for this exciting book. i dois want to mention one upcoming program. in just two nights we have our third lecture. richard earned stream. seeing the education of john adams. tickets are still available. please consider joining us on wednesday night.t we film live from the reading room here and mount vernon. the official book launch of patrick o'donnell's new book the indefensible with the subject title to shape the country, for in the navy and rode washington o across delaware. officially released by the press today. i want to let you know that we have a number of autographed cough that are going out to people who submitted questions for this event. we have some exciting questions lined up. during tonight talk, let us know what youns want to know from patrick. we can answer those questions her

and then, patrick o'donnell with his book "the indispensable's," about the marblehead regiment and howhey played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of general george washington. watch book tv tonight, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. ♪ announcer: weekends on c-span2 bringing the best in american history and nonfiction books. on saturday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, we will feature two programs on gerald r. ford, the only white house occupant who was never elected as vice president or president. he took office 47 years ago this month after president nixon's resignation. we will first go to the presidential museum, looking back at film and photographs. then a look at his wife, betty ford, who was honored on the white house grounds and gardens. featured speakers include a landscape historian and author of "a garden for the president." and the first daughter. then, here about the all-female -- hotel, which afforded young women the opportunity to pursue independent lives. among notable residents, sylvia plath and actor grace kelly, liza minnelli, and the

i'm so excited to welcome you to this talk and introduce you to patrick o'donnell. >> thank you kevin for the introduction and it's good to come home . so much of my research for the indispensable's was here at this library where i literally revealed the marblehead regimens from the ground up using their pension files and diaries, letters, etc. to re-create this regimens story which is truly extraordinary. this, every book i've ever written has been a journey. each one of these books found me in one way or another and this is no exception. but before i embark upon a book i always ask a very basic rest in. who cares and why does it matter? this library, our country wouldn't be here at it not been for these individuals that i wrote about. men and women in the indispensable's. they saved our country multiple times . shaped our country and warmed the navy saved washington's army on numerous occasions which i'm going to talk about tonight . the book is also a window into current events in many ways. it's about a virus that divides americans politically , cancel culture and it's about misin

i am coming to you from that library for exciting book talk with patrick o'donnell. i want to thank the

patrick o'donnell, great to have you want and thank you for staying up late with us. >> time to changee: that is what a lot of critics say. patrick, thank you for coming on. i want to show live pictures and a little bit 10:00 in the morning kabul, afghanistan, and we will continue coverage. stick around from the continuing coverage of the deadly attack that claimed the lives of 13 united states service members. ♪ ♪ >> trace: welcome back to continuing fox news special coverage tonight. i'm trace gallagher. 11:00 p.m. in los angeles and 2:00 p.m. on the east coast in 10:30 in afghanistan. all eyes on afghanistan after suicide bombers near the karzai international airport killed 13 u.s. service members and at least 72 afghan civilians. residents rushed their injured neighbors to help amidst the chaos and confusion that filled the city streets. hours later, president biden address the american people and

joining me nonmilitary and author of the indispensable's patrick o'donnell, you have written 12 booksou have done films and documentaries in your considered one of the nation's top combat historians, walk us through what you seen and what we know but what is happening in your mind as a historian and someone who understands is going on in afghanistan that maybe the public does not understand. >> this is a disaster on many levels, let me bring out the irony of the fact that exactly 245 years ago to the hour as we were withdrawing yesterday, george washington was withdrawing on the american dunkirk from the battle of brooklyn and i capture that story the indispensable's but that was her greatest evacuation but it's a story of leadership and planning and adaptability, something is missing today, george washington's leadership was extraordinary at that time literally things were falling apart as we were leaving and don was coming up, george washington himself to raise a rock or boulder and sink that ship if there's not order restored, which he did and they brought up the greatest evacuatio

. >> next, military historian and author patrick o'donnell on his book "the indispensables."s the marblehead regiment of the continental army during the american revolution which he says played a crucial role in both battle and as protectors of george washington. >> good evening. i'm kevin butterfield executive director of the washington library at george washington's

. >> o'donnell: patrick mahomes was the m.v.p.t 2017 as alex smith's backup and understudy. >> patrick mahomes: he didn't hold anything back from me. i mean, he taught me. that's just the type of person he was and that he is. and i'm-- i attribute a lot of my success to him. >> alex smith: i think the thing that jumps out to me, from our relationship, is from day one, relationhe mutual respect, and , just, you know, what a good person he was. >> o'donnell: how did you mentor him? >> alex smith: i was going to be a good teammate. i wasn't going to be selfish. you know, i-- i signed up to play a team sport and was going to do my part. >> o'donnell: last summer, at the age of 36, after 17 surgeries and 20 months out of the game, alex smith was medically cleared to rejoin the washington football team, despite the fact that his tibia bone was not yet 100% healed. but after everything that you've gone through, why would you risk it? >> alex smith: i'm not crazy. i was-- i wasn't going to do this if i didn't, you know, obviously hear fro