The Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw, published by Random House in 1998, offers a detailed exploration of the individuals who shaped modern America. This edition spans 390 pages and is presented in English. Through personal stories, Brokaw highlights the experiences of men and women who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II, illustrating how their shared values of duty, honor, and responsibility influenced their lives and the nation.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of narratives that showcase the resilience and contributions of this generation. The book delves into the everyday lives of these citizen heroes and heroines, revealing how they persevered through adversity and went on to build a society marked by service and love of family and country. By focusing on the historical context of the 20th century, particularly the impact of wars and conflicts, Brokaw provides a comprehensive look at the values that defined a pivotal era in American history.
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In this 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 and useful lives and the America we have today.
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