Synopses & Reviews
In this beautiful American family album, history comes alive and is preserved in people's own words, through stories, reflections, and memorabilia of World War II, and through photographs and time lines that commemorate important dates and events. An Army Air Corps veteran who enlisted in 1941 at age seventeen writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe
their war - in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal,
the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and
Midway -- as well as their life on the home front. Starting with the Depression
and Pearl Harbor, moving on through the war in Europe, in the Pacific, and at home, this unique
book preserves a peoples rich historical heritage and the legacy of a nation's heroism in war and its courage in peace -- in the shaping of their lives and of the world we have today.
Synopsis
History comes alive in Brokaw's beautiful American family album of stories, reflections, memorabilia, and photos. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor on through the war in Europe and the Pacific, this unusual book preserves a people's rich historical heritage and the legacy of a nation's heroism.
Synopsis
A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and Midway as well as their life on the home front. In this beautiful American family album of stories, reflections, memorabilia, and photographs, history comes alive and is preserved, in peoples own words and through photographs and time lines that commemorate important dates and events. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor, on through the war in Europe and the Pacific, this unusual book preserves a peoples rich historical heritage and the legacy of the heroism of a nation.
About the Author
Tom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in political science He began his journalism career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he anchored Today on NMC. He’s been the sole anchor and managing director of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw since 1983. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two Duponts, a Peabody Award, and several Emmys. He is the author of the best —selling books The Greatest Generation and The Greatest Generation Speaks. He lives in New York and Montana.