{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Revolutionary Snipers, with Patrick O'Donnell","description":"In this episode of History Shorts, I sit down with military historian Patrick K. O\u2019Donnell to discuss his new book Revolutionary Snipers: Washington\u2019s Frontier Commandos Whose Marksmanship Forged a New Way of War and Helped Win the Revolution. This is the third book in O\u2019Donnell\u2019s Revolution trilogy, following Washington\u2019s Immortals and The Indispensables. It focuses on the frontier riflemen\u2014figures such as Daniel Morgan, Timothy Murphy, and Samuel Brady\u2014who were among the Continental Army\u2019s earliest and most distinctive fighters. Armed with the American long rifle, a weapon far more accurate at distance than the smoothbore muskets used by most British and Continental troops, these men practiced early forms of sniping and irregular warfare. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f History Shorts is a daily history podcast hosted by historian, author, and Smithsonian Magazine contributor Peter Zablocki. New episodes every day. \u2b50 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/history-shorts\/id1717345209?action=write-review  \ud83c\udfb5 Follow on Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4CnKo8pKZNR63aMyNuRz4D  \u2615 Support on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast  \u25b6\ufe0f Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HistoryShortsPodcast  \ud83d\udd17 Website: https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43564519\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208609619"}