![]() ![]() The problem is the constant sniping by the author against fellow Americans. " The problem with this book isn't how its written because it is pretty interesting. I enjoy finding out what happened after the war was over. " If you have seen or read "Band of Brothers" you'll find this interesting. He lived an amazing life and it was an honor to read about it. His writing shows a lot of character and I hardly noticed the typos here and there because I was so intrigued with his story. " I absolutely loved this book! Its a worth a read if you are into knowing about Buck Compton. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.From his days growing up during the depression to his time as Justice of the California Appeals is a one day book." If you read or saw the HBO series, "Band of Brothers," you will enjoy this book. "Well, this book took only one day to read. 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 the opportunities for success that can only happen in America. Kennedy, Compton truly embodies the American dream: college sports star, esteemed combat veteran, detective, attorney, and judge. 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. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time, revealing how the skills, work ethic, and discipline he learned as a young man served as the foundation for the courage and selflessness he displayed during the deadliest conflict of the twentieth century. Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers, stands today as an unparalleled icon of brotherhood and bravery under fire. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in the critical battles of Normandy and Market Garden and in the freezing cold of Bastogne. The 20 contributors were all alive when the book was released in May 2009, except Norman Neitzke, who died December 8, 2008, at age 82, while the book was in the final stages of production.As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Brotherton also co-wrote Call of Duty with Lt. ![]() Journalist Marcus Brotherton is credited with the book's authorship. We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers is a military non-fiction book published in 2009 by Penguin/Berkley-Caliber publishers.dbr:506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States).The title of the book comes from 1 Thessalonians 4:17: "Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air." (en) The 20 contributors were all alive when the book was released in May 2009, except Norman Neitzke, who died December 8, 2008, at age 82, while the book was in the final stages of production. The company's nickname, Band of Brothers, was taken from the 1992 book of the same name authored by historian Stephen Ambrose that was later turned into an award-winning HBO miniseries by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg in 2001. The book lists 20 main contributors all of whom were members of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, the company of soldiers that has come to be known as the original Band of Brothers. ![]() ![]()
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