Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers

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Penguin, May 6, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages
The national bestselling World War II memoir by Buck Compton, a hero from the famed Band of Brothers, with a foreword by John McCain.

Look for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix!


As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers.

This is the true story of a real-life hero. From his years as a two-sport UCLA star who played baseball with Jackie Robinson and football in the 1943 Rose Bowl, through his legendary post-World War II legal career as a prosecutor, in which he helped convict Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy, Buck Compton's story truly embodies the American Dream: college sports star, esteemed combat veteran, detective, attorney, judge.
 

Contents

First Training Jump
1
From Benning to Normandy
7
The Shock at Brecourt
14
My Movie Career
19
Dads Secret
29
Triumph
37
Horror
46
Somehow You Continue
53
The End of the War
145
Return to Normalcy
153
Vice
164
Happy Again
172
My First Trial
182
Secrets of the DAs Office
186
Key Cases
199
RFK Assassination
210

Train for Georgia
65
To Get a Uniform
72
Decision of a Lifetime
78
Wearing the Wings
84
Joining Easy Company
91
Beyond DDay
103
Carentan
109
Market Garden
117
Wounded
126
My Last Battle
134
Sirhan Sirhans Trial
222
Finishing on the Bench
231
Band of Brothers
242
Last Rants and Reflections
247
EPILOGUE BY BAND OF BROTHERS ACTOR NEAL MCDONOUGH
255
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
259
INDEX
261
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
273
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About the author (2008)

Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton (1921–2012) was a decorated war veteran, lawyer, and judge. In 1969, he led the team that secured the prosecution of Sirhan B. Sirhan for the assassination of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Compton's military service in World War II was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He served as a lieutenant and commanded Company E, also known as Easy Company, in the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division. For his heroic service he was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

Marcus Brotherton is a journalist and professional writer, known internationally for his literary collaborations with high-profile public figures, humanitarians, inspirational leaders, and military personnel. He is the author of the national bestsellers A Company of HeroesWe Who Are Alive and Remain, and the coauthor of Call of Duty with Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton.

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