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Foreword John McCain McCain, John
1 First Training Jump 1
2 From Benning to Normandy 7
3 The Shock at Brecourt 14
4 My "Movie Career" 19
5 Dad's Secret 29
6 Triumph 37
7 Horror 46
8 Somehow You Continue 53
9 Train for Georgia 85
10 To Get a Uniform 72
11 Decision of a Lifetime 78
12 Wearing the Wings 84
13 Joining Easy Company 91
14 Beyond D-Day 103
15 Carentan 109
18 Market Garden 117
11 Wounded 126
18 My Last Battle 134
19 The End of The War 145
20 Return to Normalcy 153
21 Vice 184
22 Happy Again 172
23 My First Trial 182
24 Secrets of the DA's Office 186
25 Key Cases 199
28 RFK Assassination 210
21 Sirhan Sirhan's Trial 222
28 Finishing on the Bench 231
29 Band of Brothers 242
30 Last Rants and Reflections 241
Epilogue Neal McDonough McDonough, Neal 255
Acknowledgments 259
Index 261
GratefulCitizen
Posted February 6, 2010
If you want to read a reasonably short autobiography of a great man's life (the famous WWII soldier Buck Compton) look no further than the pages of "Call of Duty." Mr. Compton does an outstanding job of chronicling not only his days in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II (the legendary "Easy Company" of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment that was first made famous by the late historian Stephen Ambrose in "Band of Brothers") but his subsequent career where he served as a policeman, prosecutor, and judge for both the city of Los Angeles and the state of California. Mr. Compton also does a good job reviewing his life before the war as well.
In the book Buck Compton writes "Nobody owes me a thing" several times. I beg to differ with his opinion on this matter because I think we all owe him and his comrades a lifetime of gratitude for saving our way of life and securing our freedom which most of us take so clumsily for granted. I only have one philosophical disagreement with Mr. Compton-I don't believe that all socialist countries are totalitarian or "collectivist" governments, as Mr. Compton refers to autocratic forms of government. But it hardly matters. The book is a testament to the citizen soldier who rose to the challenge and answered the call of duty in the 20th Century's greatest crisis.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Lt. Buck Compton -- a great representative of not just the 101st Airborne or Easy Company, but for the whole of the Greatest Generation. I like that this book covered Buck Compton's life before during and after Band of Brothers. His greatest fault seemed to be that he cared to much for his men--that says much for his character!
This is a must read book for all WWII airborne readers. I also really gained insight into growing up in LA in the 30s and UCLA sixty years ago. I feel like I really got to know the man--Buck Compton--personally.I'm sure this is due in large part to the excellent writing and editing of the co-author, Marcus Brotherton. I'm looking forward to more from Brotherton.
I've read about every book about the Band of Brothers in Easy Company and without a doubt this one is right up there at the top--just below the book that started it all, Ambrose's "Band of Brother."
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I enjoyed the book and was glad to read more about what happened before and after the war. If you want to get to know Buck Compton, besides being a soldier, this book is for you.
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'call of duty' is a book I could not put down. it is the memoir of the amazing life of lt. lynn compton who served in the amazing unite known as the band of brothers he served in many of the toughest battles of the second world war including: normandy, operation market garden and still one of the toughest bastogne for his courage in battle and defending his fellow countrymen and comrads he earned the silver star, the purple heart, and the world war 2 victry medal. this bestseller is amazing to me because not only does the arthur share what he learned in battle but he also after the war takes his skills that he learned in battle and from the military and used it to make a success in baseball and later in law enforcement were he conficted many felony cases as well as the murderer of robert f. kennedy. it is amazing to read how a person could go from one success to another. great gift idea for a friend or family member.
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