Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30477 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Synopsis
A member of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers recounts his life, from his sports career at UCLA, to his experiences during World War II, to his post-war legal career as a prosecutor and his role in helping to convict Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert Kennedy.

Customer Reviews

Life after Band of Brothers
Buck Compton book was not what i thought it would be.There is very little about his wartime experiences,that said he does get his side of events across.His feelings about the men he severed with and under are laid out for the reader.
The section of the book detailing his police and DA work make up for a lack of detail about WW2.
Still a good buy and well worth a read, about a men who stood up to be counted when it mattered.

OK but no better
Let me start by saying that I have tremendous respect for any of the men and women who served in the armed forces during WWII.

However, I think that this book was written on the back of the success of Band of Brothers and the autobiographies of the other Easy Company men that were released around the same time.

On a number of occasions Buck Compton's memories of events are called into question by accounts of others and even himself. Some of his accounts are at opposites with the consensus of the other vets that contributed to Ambrose's book.

However, it was interesting to read the views of a man whose leadership style was quite different to Dick Winters as well as the differences in personality with the likes of Louis Nixon.

The most frustrating thing about Call of Duty is that Compton's accounts of events before, during and after the war frequently leave the reader feeling like the story has been ended just as it became interesting and that surely there must be more.