(2001) The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw. (ISBN: 9780385334624)

Book Description: Delta/Dell Publishing/Random House Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2001. Stated reprint edition, May 2001 by arrangement with Random House Inc., number line on copyright page reads (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1), First printing thus. Illustrated card covers, trade paperback. 412 pages, B&W photos, 6" x 9.25" tall, 1.125" thick. Not price clipped.

Book Condition: New. Price on back cover reads $12.95 US.

Dust Jacket Condition: None, this is a softcover.

About This Book: Tells the stories of ordinary men and women caught up in extraordinary events working, living and dying in the service of their country. The author goes out into America to find the stories of America's citizen heroes and heroines who came of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War.

Synopsis: In 1984, veteran reporter and NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw went to France to make a documentary marking the 40th anniversary of D-Day. This book offers a tribute to the men and women who fought for the freedom of the world.

Review: Tom Brokaw was born in 1940, but it wasn't until he was a famous newscaster that he began to contemplate what his parents' generation--those born between 1910 and the mid-1920s--had accomplished. Narrating his own book, he discusses the sacrifices those men and women made: the bodily harm they suffered in war, the diligence with which they built families and businesses, the courage they displayed in rehabilitating their war wounds, the integrity and values that infused their lives. They never whined or whimpered, Brokaw notes. The stories these men and women tell Brokaw are consistently startling--triumphant, tragic, courageous, sad, miraculous. Although Brokaw never gets maudlin or sappy, most people will find it impossible to read this book with dry eyes. --Lou Schuler