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Name: The Greatest Generation
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Tom Brokaw

In The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw travels across America and to historic sites like Normandy to gather the stories of veterans who came of age during the Great Depression and fought in World War II. Through memoirs of soldiers, nurses, and everyday citizens, he illustrates how this cohort’s values of duty, honor, and responsibility forged postwar prosperity, education, and cultural renewal. The book underscores the veterans’ pivotal role in building modern America while delivering a tribute to their modest, yet monumental, contributions.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Tom Brokaw

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