As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Compton fought in critical battles of World War II, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time. The national bestselling World War II memoir by Buck Compton, a hero from the famed Band of Brothers, with a foreword by John McCain. 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. • Author: Lynn Compton,Marcus Brotherton • ISBN:9780425227879 • Format:Paperback • Publication Date:2009-05-05
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