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

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

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eng

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autobiography

Main title

Call of duty

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electronic resource

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457759741

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Lynn "Buck" Compton, with Marcus Brotherton

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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 the critical battles of Normandy and Market Garden and in the freezing cold of Bastogne. Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers, stands today as an unparalleled icon of brotherhood and bravery under fire

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Neal McDonough -- Preamble: Only in America -- First training jump -- From Benning to Normandy -- The shock at Brecourt -- My movie career -- Dad's secret -- Triumph -- Horror -- Somehow you continue -- Train for Georgia -- To get a uniform -- Decision of a lifetime -- Wearing the wings -- Joining Easy Company -- Beyond D-Day -- Carentan -- Market-garden -- Wounded -- My last battle -- The end of the war -- Return to normalcy -- Vice -- Happy again -- My first trial -- Secrets of the DA's office -- Key cases -- RFK assassination -- Sirhan Sirhan's trial -- Finishing on the bench -- Band of brothers -- Last rants and reflections

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