The Greatest Generation Speaks by Tom Brokaw

The Greatest Generation Speaks by Tom Brokaw

The heartwarming New York Times bestseller by the author of The Greatest Generation

When 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.

I had written a book about America, and now America was writing back.

Tom Brokaw touched the heart of the nation with his towering #1 bestseller The Greatest Generation, a moving tribute to those who gave the world so much -- and who left an enduring legacy of heroism and grace. The Greatest Generation Speaks 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.

These 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.

From the front lines of battle to the back porches of beloved hometowns, The Greatest Generation Speaks 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.

Tom Brokaw is the author of seven best-selling books: The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, A Long Way from Home, Boom!, and The Greatest Generation Speaks. He is a South Dakota native who earned a political science degree from the University of South Dakota. Before joining NBC News in 1966, he worked as a journalist in Omaha and Atlanta. NBC News' White House correspondent during the Watergate scandal was Brokaw, who also hosted Today on NBC from 1976 to 1981. From 1983 through 2005, he was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

Following the death of his friend Tim Russert, he hosted Meet the Press for nine months in 2008. He continues to work for NBC News as a reporter and producer of long-form documentaries, as well as providing expert commentary on breaking news events. Brokaw has received every major broadcast journalism honor, including two duPonts, two Peabody Awards, and a slew of Emmys. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014.

He splits his time between New York and Montana.

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ISBN 13	9780375503948
ISBN 10	0375503943
Title	The Greatest Generation Speaks
Author	Tom Brokaw
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1999-11-30
Number of pages	248
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