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The Greatest Generation

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Heroes forged in war and rebuilt America.

The Greatest Generation is a heartfelt tribute to the resilient men and women who became heroes during WWII. This book showcases the personal stories of people who were transformed by their experiences, providing readers with a glimpse into the sacrifices, triumphs, and challenges of an incredible generation. It's an emotional and inspiring read that will make you appreciate the enduring spirit of these heroes and the society they rebuilt.

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The Greatest Generation

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ISBN: 9780375502026
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱1,570.05
Authors: Tom Brokaw
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Date of Publication: 1998-11-30
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 18567 readers)

Description

In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the massive and daring Allied invasion of Europe that marked the beginning of the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. There, I underwent a life-changing experience. As I walked the beaches with the American veterans who had returned for this anniversary, men in their sixties and seventies, and listened to their stories, I was deeply moved and profoundly grateful for all they had done. Ten years later, I returned to Normandy for the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion, and by then I had come to understand what this generation of Americans meant to history. It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced. In this superb book, Tom Brokaw goes out into America, to tell through the stories of individual men and women the story of a generation, America's citizen heroes and heroines who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War and went on to build modern America. This generation was united not only by a common purpose, but also by common values--duty, honor, economy, courage, service, love of family and country, and, above all, responsibility for oneself. In this book, you will meet people whose everyday lives reveal how a generation persevered through war, and were trained by it, and then went on to create interesting
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Heroes forged in war and rebuilt America.

The Greatest Generation is a heartfelt tribute to the resilient men and women who became heroes during WWII. This book showcases the personal stories of people who were transformed by their experiences, providing readers with a glimpse into the sacrifices, triumphs, and challenges of an incredible generation. It's an emotional and inspiring read that will make you appreciate the enduring spirit of these heroes and the society they rebuilt.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.