{"product_id":"books-the-greatest-generation-speaks-by-tom-brokaw","title":"The Greatest Generation Speaks","description":"The heartwarming \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller by the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen I wrote about the men and women who came out of the Depression, who won great victories and made lasting sacrifices in World War I and then returned home to begin building the world we have today . it was my way of saying thank you. I was not prepared for the avalanche of letters and responses touched off by that book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI had written a book about America, and now America was writing back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Brokaw touched the heart of the nation with his towering #1 bestseller \u003cb\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/b\u003e, a moving tribute to those who gave the world so much -- and who left an enduring legacy of heroism and grace. \u003cb\u003eThe Greatest Generation Speaks\u003c\/b\u003e was born out of the vast outpouring of letters Brokaw received from people eager to share their personal memories and experiences of a momentous time in America's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese letters and reflections cross time, distance, and generations as they give voice to lives forever changed by war: eighty-year-old Clarence M. Graham, who recounts his harrowing experience as a soldier captured by the Japanese -- and provides a gripping eyewitness account of the dropping of the atomic bomb; Patricia Matthews Dorph, a soldier's daughter who shares the love letters her parents exchanged during the war, a lasting legacy of passion, devotion, and enduring love; Rabbi Judah Nadich, the first Jewish chaplain to serve in the war; Lorraine Davis, a civilian who helped form the Club of '44, a group of wartime wives who still meet today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the front lines of battle to the back porches of beloved hometowns, \u003cb\u003eThe Greatest Generation Speaks\u003c\/b\u003e brings to life the hopes and dreams of a generation who fought our most hard-won victories, and whose struggles and sacrifices made our future possible.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674825646353,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780375503948.jpg?v=1781535736","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-greatest-generation-speaks-by-tom-brokaw","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}