Tom Brokaw's "The Greatest Generation": A Story of Courage and Sacrifice

KDB: Interesting information about the lives of so many that have done so much to protect and continue to improve the U.S.A

United States on Oct 14, 2023

JudyL: My husband has wanted to read this great book for awhile. Everything about the order was perfect. He loves the book. The writing is so like Brokaw talking. I’m really impressed with the used book company, Jadewalky Book Company, and the excellent condition of the book. I often order used books in paperback form but this is the best condition I have ever received one.

United States on Sep 07, 2023

Shar: I feel so humble after reading this wonderful book. I was born in 1937, so lived through some of this time and though I remember some things such as rationing and other minor things, I have !A much deeper understanding now. Thank you Tom Brokaw!!

United States on Aug 26, 2023

Amazon Customer: As a baby boomer I have always been interested in the lives of the greatest generation including my own parents. This book filled me with awe at the bravery and loyalty displayed by this generation. Although I shed a few tears , I also laughed aloud and welled up with pride to be an American after hearing the individual heroic stories that unified our country at a time when unity was what was most needed. It was nostalgic while at the same time prophetic in revealing the void that could be left in our country if we don’t heed the examples of faith, of courage and of the determined national optimism of those who belonged to the greatest generation. Thank you Tom Brokaw for this book which could instill hope in our future for this great country if shared with the younger generations. My plan is to share with my children and grandchildren and would like to recommend all who read it to do the same.

United States on Apr 30, 2023

agnes ngima: the only problem I experienced was that i didn't have any tracking information with the nile...

Australia on May 29, 2020

Howard C. England: I am thoroughly enjoying this book. Tom Brokaw has interviewed a wide range of fascinating war veterans. As he says they were the 'greatest generation'

United Kingdom on May 10, 2017

Bluebell: Not as engaging as the companion book on the British experience, and a bit repetative in my opinion. It does make a valuable counterpoint though, as it's the experiences of a nation which went away to war, as compared to a nation where war came to them.

United Kingdom on Sep 11, 2015

Barbara Babbage: My husband always enjoyed Tom Brokaw's reports and asked for this book. He has enjoyed reading about things that he remembers from the past and learning things he did not know before about.

Canada on Jan 14, 2014

Hans J. Mestern: Having survived the rain of bombs in Hamburg , Germany , when I was 12 years old , I found this book exceptional in capturing
the feelings of the times. There are experiences on both sides of the war that one can read about or know about but having been there is quite another thing.

Canada on Feb 06, 2013

Rick Spell: A recent storm in Memphis, TN knocked my power out for 6 days. How fitting that during this period of no air conditioning, Satellite Television or DVDs, one of the books I selected to read was The Greatest Generation. As one generation removed from a family raised on a farm in Missouri, I'm very familiar with the work ethic of my grandparents born around the turn of the century.
This book was spectacular! Brokaw weaves his descriptions of what the influences of this generation were, mainly the Depression, with their stories of the war, but also their stories of coming back home and how they lived their lives. Now that they had rescued the world from a tyrant, they came back to America and built a new country filled with conveniences not previously imagined by our rural population.
Brokaw does a good job of covering the many different factions of the generation, not just the soldiers. After covering stories of soldiers, he switches gears and covers stories of the women left behind in America and what their lives were like. He also spent a great deal of time covering minorities such as African-American, native Indians, Hispanic, and Japanese Americans. These are fascinating...

United States on Aug 13, 2003