Bibliograph

Call of duty, my life before, during and after the Band of Brothers, Lynn "Buck" Compton, with Marcus Brotherton

Type

Label

Call of duty, my life before, during and after the Band of Brothers, Lynn "Buck" Compton, with Marcus Brotherton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Call of duty

Nature of contents

indexes

Oclc number

183926545

Responsibility statement

Lynn "Buck" Compton, with Marcus Brotherton

Sub title

my life before, during and after the Band of Brothers

Summary

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. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time. 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 truly embodies the American Dream: college sports star, esteemed combat veteran, detective, attorney, judge. This is the true story of a real-life hero who traveled to a faraway place and put his life on the line for the cause of freedom--and an insightful memoir about courage, leadership, camaraderie, compassion, and success.--From publisher description

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