Band of Brothers (miniseries)

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Band of Brothers
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Genre War drama
Created by
Based on Band of Brothers
by Stephen E. Ambrose
Written by
Directed by
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Theme music composer Michael Kamen
Country of origin
  • United States[1]
Original language(s)
  • English
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Tom Hanks
Producer(s)
  • Gary Goetzman
  • Tony To
  • Erik Bork
  • Erik Jendresen
  • Stephen E. Ambrose
  • Mary Richards
Cinematography
Editor(s)
  • Billy Fox
  • Oral Norrie Ottey
  • Frances Parker
  • John Richards
Running time 49–70 minutes
Production company(s) Playtone
DreamWorks Television
HBO Entertainment
British Broadcasting Corporation
Distributor HBO Enterprises
Warner Bros. Television Distribution (television)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Two)
Budget $125 million
Release
Original network HBO
Original release September 9 (2001-09-09) –
November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)
Chronology
Followed by The Pacific
Masters of the Air
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name.[2] It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also served as executive producers, and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan.[3] Episodes first aired on HBO starting on September 9, 2001. The series won the Emmy and Golden Globe awards for best miniseries.

The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, up until Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II. The events are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. The series took some literary license, adapting history for dramatic effect and series structure.[4][5] The characters portrayed are based on members of Easy Company. Excerpts from interviews with some of the survivors are used as preludes to the episodes, but they are not identified by name until the end of the finale.

The title of the book and series comes from the St Crispin's Day Speech in William Shakespeare's play Henry V, delivered by King Henry before the Battle of Agincourt. Ambrose quotes a passage from the speech on his book's first page; this passage is spoken by Carwood Lipton in the series finale.

Plot

Band of Brothers is a dramatized account of "Easy Company", part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, assigned to the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Over ten episodes the series details the company's exploits during the war.[3]

Starting with jump training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Band of Brothers follows the unit through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne, the invasion of Germany, including the liberation of a concentration camp, and on to the war's end. It includes the taking of the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) at Obersalzberg in Berchtesgaden and refers to the surrender of Japan.[3]

Major Richard Winters (1918–2011) is the central character, shown working to accomplish the company's missions and keep his men together and safe. While the series features a large ensemble cast, each episode generally focuses on a single character, following his action.[3]

As the series is based on historic events, the fates of the characters reflect those of the persons on which they are based. Many either die or sustain serious wounds which lead to them being sent home. Other soldiers recover after treatment in field hospitals and rejoin their units on the front line. Their experiences, and the moral, mental, and physical hurdles they must overcome, are central to the story's narrative.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Main character Original air date US viewers
(millions)
1 "Currahee" Phil Alden Robinson Teleplay by: Erik Jendresen and Tom Hanks Richard Winters and Herbert Sobel September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09) 9.90[6]
In 1942, Easy Company trains at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, under first lieutenant Herbert Sobel, a strict disciplinarian who goes out of his way to find faults with his men. The company is shipped to England in September 1943, and as training progresses Sobel's inadequacies in field leadership become evident. Now a captain, Sobel initiates a targeted dispute with lieutenant Richard "Dick" Winters, leading to Winters requesting a trial by court martial. These factors lead all of Easy's non-commissioned officers to resign en masse. Colonel Robert Sink, the regiment's commander, reassigns Sobel to command of a parachuting school for essential non-infantry personnel. With new leadership, Easy Company prepares for Operation Overlord.
2 "Day of Days" Richard Loncraine John Orloff Richard Winters September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09) 9.90[6]
On June 6, 1944, Easy Company parachutes into Normandy, but is scattered and many land miles away from their designated drop zones. After most of Easy reconnects, Winters leads a small group of men and they successfully destroy German artillery emplacements firing on Utah Beach from Brécourt Manor. Proving himself a capable combat leader, Winters assumes command of Easy.
3 "Carentan" Mikael Salomon E. Max Frye Albert Blithe September 16, 2001 (2001-09-16) 7.27[8]

Easy fights in the Battle of Carentan and loses several men. Rumors begin to circulate that Ronald Speirs killed a group of German prisoners. Private Albert Blithe, who has been struggling with shell shock, is finally spurred into action by Winters during the Battle of Bloody Gulch. Several days later, Blithe is shot through the neck by a sniper while on patrol.

Note: The episode ends with the inaccurate statement that Blithe never recovered from his wounds and died in 1948. In reality, he recovered and continued to serve in the Army until his death in Germany as an active-duty serviceman in 1967.[7]
4 "Replacements" David Nutter Graham Yost and Bruce C. McKenna Denver "Bull" Randleman September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23) 6.29[9]
Replacements join Easy Company and struggle to be accepted by the veterans who fought at Normandy. Winters is promoted to captain. The company parachutes into the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, where they liberate Eindhoven. During combat in Nuenen, the replacements integrate themselves with the company, but Easy is forced to retreat. Denver "Bull" Randleman is left behind. Wounded, he remains in hiding and engages in close quarters combat with German soldiers until he is rescued the following day.
5 "Crossroads" Tom Hanks Erik Jendresen Richard Winters September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30) 6.13[10]
Winters writes an after-action report on Easy's actions during a German counter offensive on the Nijmegen salient; he is troubled by the fact that he shot an unarmed, teenage Waffen-SS soldier during the battle. Winters is promoted to Battalion XO, and command of Easy is given to "Moose" Heyliger. Easy participates in Operation Pegasus before Heyliger is injured. Command of Easy passes to Norman Dike before they are sent to Bastogne at the start of the Battle of the Bulge.
6 "Bastogne" David Leland Bruce C. McKenna Eugene Roe October 7, 2001 (2001-10-07) 6.42[11]
Easy faces harsh winter conditions in the Ardennes while running dangerously low on ammunition, food, and medical supplies. Combat medic Eugene "Doc" Roe helps his fellow soldiers where he can, while also scrounging for medical supplies. He befriends a Belgian nurse but she is killed during a bombing raid. Easy is surrounded by the German army but refuses to surrender.
7 "The Breaking Point" David Frankel Graham Yost Carwood Lipton October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14) 6.43[12]
Easy holds the line near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous soldiers. Winters and the men worry about the company's new commander, first lieutenant Norman Dike, who is frequently absent without explanation. First sergeant Carwood Lipton attempts to keep Easy's morale up. Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton watches in horror as Joe Toye and William Guarnere lose their legs to shelling, and he too is pulled from the line. During the assault on Foy, Dike fails to lead Easy and Winters orders Speirs to relieve him. Victorious, Easy takes shelter in a church where Lipton is told he has been given a field commission as a second lieutenant and Speirs is officially assigned command of Easy.
8 "The Last Patrol" Tony To Erik Bork and Bruce C. McKenna David Webster October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) 5.95[13]
In Haguenau, Easy adjusts to leaving the combat zone and gives a cold welcome to private David Webster, who did not break out of the hospital to rejoin the company like many others; and new replacement second lieutenant Henry Jones, fresh from West Point. Jones and Webster participate in a night patrol across the river to get prisoners for interrogation, which gains them some respect. Winters is promoted to major, Lipton's commission becomes official, and Jones is promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to the regimental staff.
9 "Why We Fight" David Frankel John Orloff Lewis Nixon October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28) 6.08[14]
As captain Lewis Nixon scrounges for his favored whisky, Vat 69, Easy Company enters Nazi Germany. Some of the men on patrol stumble across a concentration camp near Landsberg and free the surviving prisoners. The sight of the victims leaves the soldiers horrified and disgusted. The German locals deny knowing anything about the camp. General Taylor imposes martial law and orders that they clean up the camp, including removing the bodies. Nixon informs Easy that Hitler has committed suicide.
10 "Points" Mikael Salomon Erik Jendresen and Erik Bork Richard Winters November 4, 2001 (2001-11-04) 5.05[15]
Easy captures the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden with no resistance. Finding a vast collection of liquor at Hermann Göring's house, Winters allows the company to celebrate. Arriving in Austria, the end of the war in Europe is announced; those with enough points go home. Winters applies for a transfer to the Pacific Theater, but the officer in charge tells him his men have earned the right to keep him around. Despite the peace and the relative ease of life in Salzburg, men continue to be injured and die. Over a company baseball game, Winters narrates the fates of some of the men playing in it. He interrupts the game to announce the surrender of the Empire of Japan, which ends the war.

Cast and characters

From left: Damian Lewis as Major Richard Winters and Ron Livingston as Captain Lewis Nixon.

Since Band of Brothers focuses entirely on the exploits of "E" (Easy) Company during World War II, the series features a large ensemble cast.

Main cast

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Recurring cast

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Minor

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Production

The series was developed chiefly by Tom Hanks and Erik Jendresen, who spent months detailing the plot outline and individual episodes.[16] Steven Spielberg served as "the final eye" and used Saving Private Ryan, the film on which he and Hanks had collaborated, to inform the series, although Jendresen served as showrunner.[17][18] Accounts of Easy Company veterans, such as Donald Malarkey, were incorporated into production to add historic detail.[17]

Budget and promotion

A promotional poster for Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers was at the time the most expensive TV miniseries to have been made by any network.[19][20] Its budget was about $125 million, or an average of $12.5 million per episode.[17]

An additional $15 million was allocated for a promotional campaign, which included screenings for World War II veterans.[19] One was held at Utah Beach, Normandy, where U.S. troops had landed on June 6, 1944. On June 7, 2001, 47 Easy Company veterans were flown to Paris and then traveled by chartered train to the site, where the series premiered.[21][22] Chrysler was a sponsor, as its Jeeps were used in the series.[23] Chrysler spent $5 million to $15 million on its advertising campaign, using footage from Band of Brothers.[23] Each of the spots was reviewed and approved by the co-executive producers Hanks and Spielberg.[23]

The BBC paid £7 million ($10.1 million) as co-production partner, the most it had ever paid for a bought-in program, and screened it on BBC Two. Originally, it was to have aired on BBC One but was moved to allow an "uninterrupted ten-week run", with the BBC denying that this was because the series was not sufficiently mainstream.[24][25] Negotiations were monitored by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who spoke personally to Spielberg.[26]

Location

The series was shot over eight to ten months on Ellenbrooke Fields, at Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire, England. Various sets, including replicas of European towns, were built.[22] This location had been used to shoot the film Saving Private Ryan.[17][20] Replicas were constructed on the large open field to represent twelve different towns, among them Bastogne, Belgium; Eindhoven, Netherlands; and Carentan, France.[27] North Weald Airfield in Essex was used for location shots depicting the take-off sequences before the D-Day Normandy landings.

The village of Hambleden, in Buckinghamshire, England, was used as a location extensively in the early episodes to depict the company's training in England, as well as in later scenes. The scenes set in Germany and Austria were shot in Switzerland, in and near the village of Brienz in the Bernese Oberland, and at the nearby Hotel Giessbach.

Historical accuracy

To preserve historical accuracy, the writers conducted additional research. One source was the memoir of Easy Company soldier David Kenyon Webster, Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich (1994).[citation needed] This was published by LSU Press, following renewed interest in World War II and more than 30 years after his death in a boating accident. In Band of Brothers Ambrose quoted liberally from Webster's unpublished diary entries, with permission from his estate.[2][note 1]

The production team consulted Dale Dye, a retired United States Marine Corps captain and consultant on Saving Private Ryan, as well as with most of the surviving Easy Company veterans, including Richard Winters, Bill Guarnere, Frank Perconte, Ed Heffron, and Amos Taylor.[17][28] Dye (who portrays Colonel Robert Sink) instructed the actors in a 10-day boot camp.[28]

The production aimed for accuracy in the detail of weapons and costumes. Simon Atherton, the weapons master, corresponded with veterans to match weapons to scenes, and assistant costume designer Joe Hobbs used photos and veteran accounts.[17]

Most actors had contact with the individuals they were to portray before filming, often by telephone. Several veterans came to the production site.[17] Hanks acknowledged that alterations were needed to create the series: "We've made history fit onto our screens. We had to condense down a vast number of characters, fold other people's experiences into 10 or 15 people, have people saying and doing things others said or did. We had people take off their helmets to identify them, when they would never have done so in combat. But I still think it is three or four times more accurate than most films like this."[22] As a final accuracy check, the veterans saw previews of the series and approved the episodes before they were aired.[29]

Shortly after the premiere of the series, Tom Hanks asked Major Winters what he thought of Band of Brothers. The major responded, "I wish that it would have been more authentic. I was hoping for an 80 percent solution." Hanks responded, "Look, Major, this is Hollywood. At the end of the day we will be hailed as geniuses if we get this 12 percent right. We are going to shoot for 17 percent."[30]

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The 506th PIR Unit emblem

The liberation of one of the Kaufering subcamps of Dachau was depicted in episode 9 ("Why We Fight"); however, the 101st Airborne Division arrived at Kaufering Lager IV subcamp on the day after[31] it was discovered by the 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion of the 12th Armored Division, on April 27, 1945.[32][33] German historian and Holocaust researcher Anton Posset worked with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks as a consultant, providing photographs of the liberators and documentation of the survivor's reports he had collected over the years. The camp was reconstructed in England for the miniseries.[34]

It is uncertain which Allied unit was first to reach the Kehlsteinhaus. Several claim the honor, compounded by confusion with the town of Berchtesgaden, which was taken on May 4 by forward elements of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division.[35][36][note 2] Reputedly members of the 7th went as far as the elevator to the Kehlsteinhaus,[35] with at least one individual claiming he and a partner continued on to the top.[39] However, the 101st Airborne maintains it was first both to Berchtesgaden and the Kehlsteinhaus.[40][not in citation given] Elements of the French 2nd Armored Division, Laurent Touyeras, Georges Buis and Paul Répiton-Préneuf, were present on the night of May 4 to 5, and took several photographs before leaving on May 10 at the request of US command,[41][42] and this is supported by testimonies of the Spanish soldiers who went along with them.

Major Dick Winters, who commanded the 2nd Battalion of the U.S. 506th PIR in May 1945, stated that they entered Berchtesgaden shortly after noon on May 5. He challenged competing claims stating, "If the 7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division was first in Berchtesgaden, just where did they go? Berchtesgaden is a relatively small community. I walked into the Berchtesgaden Hof with Lieutenant Welsh and saw nobody other than some servants. Goering's Officers' Club and wine cellar certainly would have caught the attention of a French soldier from LeClerc's 2nd Armored Division, or a rifleman from the U.S. 3rd Division. I find it hard to imagine, if the 3rd Division was there first, why they left those beautiful Mercedes staff cars untouched for our men."[43]

Reception

Critical reception

Band of Brothers has a 97% approval rating with an average score of 8.80/10 based on 32 reviews from Rotten Tomatoes. The website's critics consensus is, "Band of Brothers offers a visceral, intense look at the horrors of war – and the sacrifices of the millions of ordinary people who served."[44] While on Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the miniseries received a score of 87 out of 100, based on 28 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[45]

CNN's Paul Clinton said that the miniseries "is a remarkable testament to that generation of citizen soldiers, who responded when called upon to save the world for democracy and then quietly returned to build the nation that we now all enjoy, and all too often take for granted".[46] Caryn James of The New York Times called it "an extraordinary 10-part series that masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war." James also remarked on the generation gap between most viewers and characters, suggesting this was a significant hurdle.[47] Robert Bianco of USA Today wrote that the series was "significantly flawed and yet absolutely extraordinary—just like the men it portrays," rating the series four out of four stars. He noted however that it was hard to identify with individual characters during crowded battle scenes.[48]

Philip French of The Guardian commented that he had "seen nothing in the cinema this past year that impressed me as much as BBC2's 10-part Band of Brothers, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and Ken Loach's The Navigators on Channel 4", and that it was "one of the best films ever made about men in war and superior in most ways to Saving Private Ryan."[49] Matt Seaton, also in The Guardian, wrote that the film's production was "on such a scale that in an ad hoc, inadvertent way it gives one a powerful sense of what really was accomplished during the D-Day invasion - the extraordinary logistical effort of moving men and matériel in vast quantities."[50]

Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote that though the series is "at times visually astonishing," it suffers from "disorganization, muddled thinking and a sense of redundancy." Shales observed that the characters are hard to identify: "Few of the characters stand out strikingly against the backdrop of the war. In fact, this show is all backdrop and no frontdrop. When you watch two hours and still aren't quite sure who the main characters are, something is wrong."[51]

Band of Brothers has become a benchmark for World War II series. The German series Generation War, for example, was characterized by critics as Band of Brüder (the German word for "Brothers").[52]

Ratings

Band of Brothers' September 9, 2001 premiere drew 10 million viewers.[53] Two days later, the September 11 attacks occurred, and HBO immediately ceased its marketing campaign.[53] Hence, while the second episode drew 7.2 million viewers,[53] the last episode received 5.1 million viewers, the smallest audience.[54]

Awards and nominations

The series was nominated for twenty Primetime Emmy Awards, and won seven, including Outstanding Miniseries and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special.[55] It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television,[56] American Film Institute Award for TV Movie or Miniseries of the Year,[57] Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television,[58] and the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials.[59]

The show was selected for a Peabody Award for ' ... relying on both history and memory to create a new tribute to those who fought to preserve liberty.'[60] In September 2019, The Guardian ranked the show 68th on its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century, stating that it "expanded the horizons – and budgets – of prestige TV".[61]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Category Nominee(s) Episode Result
Outstanding Miniseries Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Tony To, Stephen E. Ambrose, Eric Bork, Eric Jendresen, Mary Richards Won
Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television Programming Won
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Anthony Pratt, Dom Dossett, Alan Tomkins, Kevin Philpps, Desmond Crowe, Malcolm Stone "The Breaking Point" Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Meg Liberman, Camille H. Patton, Angela Terry, Gary Davy, Suzanne M. Smith Won
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Remi Adefarasin "The Last Patrol" Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special David Frankel, Tom Hanks, David Nutter, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, Phil Alden Robinson, Mikael Salomon, Tony To Won
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie Helen Smith & Paula Price "Crossroads" Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Design Michael Riley, Michelle Dougherty, Jeff Miller, Jason Web Nominated
Outstanding Make-up for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Liz Tagg & Nikita Rae "Why We Fight" Nominated
Outstanding Prosthetic Make-up for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Daniel Parker, Matthew Smith, Duncan Jarman "Day of Days" Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie Frances Parker "Day of Days" Won
Billy Fox "Replacements" Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Campbell Askew, Paul Conway, James Boyle, Ross Adams, Andy Kennedy, Howard Halsall, Robert Gavin, Grahame Peters, Michael Higham, Dashiell Rae, Andie Derrick, Peter Burgis "Day of Days" Won
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie Colin Charles, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor "Carentan" Won
David Stephenson, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor "Day of Days" Nominated
Colin Charles, Keven Patrick Burns, Todd Orr "The Breaking Point" Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Angus Bickerton, John Lockwood, Ken Dailey, Joe Pavlo, Mark Nettleton, Michael Mulholland, Joss Williams, Nigel Stone "Replacements" Nominated
Angus Bickerton, Mat Beck, Cindy Jones, Louis Mackall, Nigel Stone, Karl Mooney, Laurent Hugueniot, Chas Cash "Day of Days" Nominated
Outstanding Stunt Coordination Greg Powell "Carentan" Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Erik Bork, E. Max Frye, Tom Hanks, Erik Jendresen, Bruce C. McKenna, John Orloff, Graham Yost Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Category Nominee Outcome
Best Miniseries or Television Film Won
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Damian Lewis Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film Ron Livingston Nominated

Home media

The miniseries was released on VHS and DVD box sets on November 5, 2002. The DVD set has five discs containing all ten episodes, and a bonus disc with the behind-the-scenes documentary We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company and the video diary of actor Ron Livingston, who played Lewis Nixon. A collector's edition of the box set was also released, containing the same discs in a tin case instead of cardboard. As of 2010, Band of Brothers was one of the best-selling TV DVD sets,[62] having sold about $250 million worth.[63]

The series was released as an exclusive HD DVD TV series in Japan in 2007. With the demise of the format, they went out of production. A Blu-ray Disc version of Band of Brothers was released on November 11, 2008, and has become a Blu-ray Disc top seller.[64]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Webster is referenced 18 times in the index, and appears on 69 pages.
  2. ↑ According to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe, the 3rd Infantry Division was the first to take the town of Berchtesgaden; the "Eagle's Nest" is never mentioned.[37] General Maxwell D. Taylor, former Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division, then attached to the XXI Corps, agreed.[38]

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Further reading

A number of books give further insight into Easy Company:

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Part travelogue, part historical perspective.
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  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Recounts Compton's career as an attorney and prosecutor of Sirhan Sirhan.
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  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A limited edition coffee table book.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Published posthumously.
  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A collection of Guth's war time pictures and memoirs.
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External links

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