We Were One

Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Marines Who Took Fallujah

By: Patrick K. O'Donnell

Narrated by: Richard Powers

The platoon included four pairs of best friends. Each of the four would lose a best friend forever.

Five months after being deployed to Iraq, Lima Company's 1st Platoon became one of the first American forces to enter Fallujah, where they encountered some of the most intense hand-to-hand combat since World War II. Civilians were used as human shields or as bait to lure soldiers into buildings rigged with explosives; suicide bombers approached from every corner hoping to die and take Americans with them; radical insurgents, high on adrenaline, fought to the death.

Award-winning author and historian Patrick O'Donnell stood shoulder to shoulder with Lima Company's 1st Platoon as they fought through the streets of Fallujah, their casualties mounting. This is their story.

©2006 Patrick K. O'Donnell (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"Clearly reflects valor and courage." (Kirkus Reviews)

"This is, being real, a more than harrowing tale." (Roanoke Times)

"[O'Donnell's] most important accomplishment among many is to put a human face on the troops....[An] excellent book." (New York Post)

FEEL IT!

What made the experience of listening to We Were One the most enjoyable?

It was told by the young men that live it in their own words and feelings!

What did you like best about this story?

They made you Feel the Hurt or War and the Loss of Your Buddies!

Which character – as performed by Paul Michael Garcia – was your favorite?

All of them touch me in some way or another!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Anytime they entered another House to clear out the Scum that waited to ambush them!

Any additional comments?

It is a MUST READ for any American Who Thinks They Know Anything about Iraq!

A Wow book!!...RIVETING...Thanks to our Marines!!!

A story of conspicuous gallantry as a common virtue by the very young men of our Marine Corps.....Thanks to guys like this we are all free in America....No doubt from this book we see that the price of freedom is not free...Thanks USMC..

Outstanding

This work represents the best attempt I've see to bring the normal American some Idea of the sacrifice these men made because their country needed them. You just need to listen to it to understand. Make no mistake, this book like no other will take you to the world of house to house fighting and from the perspective on the Marine and Soldier not from the Command

A magnificent tale of bravery

A clearly pro US slanted book, that doesn’t make it any less powerful. This is a great piece of work on then beginning of the long term consequences of the OIF campaign. One of the better fallujah books.

Beyond Good

This is the book that makes you embarrassed at all the other books you gave 15 stars too. The other 15 star books were good, but then it does not leave enough room to justify how great this book is.