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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections (1999)di Tom Brokaw
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is a must read for anyone who has or had connections to anyone that was part of "The Greatest Generation." A follow up to Mr. Brokaw's first book, The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks is mainly letters and stories that the author received in response to his fist book. Having a Grandfather, and two great uncles that both served during World War Two, and a Grandmother and great aunts that worked in defense plants during the war, I really enjoyed it. There were funny stories, interesting parts of history that I didn't know about, and stories that brought you to tears. I highly recommend this book. Perhaps not the best one to listen to while driving. Some of the letters are sad and graphic (about POWs and concentration camps, etc.) but others are quite sweet. At times, I did find it difficult to determine when the author was speaking for himself and when he was reading a letter. I haven't read or listened to The Greatest Generation (the precurser to this) but it wasn't strictly necessary to do so. I don't know what was cut out in this abridged version but it was a bit abrupt and rough in places. A very fast read. The book is not a work by Brokaw but a selection of letters which arrived after he had published "The Greatest Generation". Brokaw provides the introductions to the various sections. I have not read the first book. As I don't believe America has reached its highpoint, I don't agree that that generation was the greatest. I believe Brokaw is sincere in his limited estimation. But he is no historian. Overall, this is a nice addition to other interesting details surrounding the major events of WWII. This book is for the general reader but might be better appreciated among those people who lived through war years and after. Brokaw tends to gloss over what is explicitly stated by several entries, namely, "those who talk the most [of their battlefield exploits], did the least [in terms of selfless bravery]". Brokaw in Chapter IX still maintains that there was a national sense of purpose during the war years. Some of the combat veterans did not express those feelings of common purpose during actual combat. Rather than dwell on these sentiments Brokaw prefers to emphasize the patriotic aspect of all Americans, which is true enough. 9 pages of b/w photos, no Index, 9 chapters, Introduction, 'I Remember' journal pages. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful selection of the letters Tom Brokaw received in response to his towering #1 bestseller 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 II and then returned home to begin building the world we have todaythe people I called the Greatest Generationit was my way of saying thank you. But 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 In the phenomenal bestseller The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw paid affecting tribute to those who gave the world so muchand who left an enduring legacy of courage and conviction. The Greatest Generation Speaks collects the vast outpouring of letters Brokaw received from men and women eager to share their intensely personal stories of a momentous time in Americas history. Some letters tell of the front during the war, others recall loved ones in harms way in distant places. They offer first-hand accounts of battles, poignant reflections on loneliness, exuberant expressions of love, and somber feelings of loss. As Brokaw notes, If we are to heed the past to prepare for the future, we should listen to these quiet voices of a generation that speaks to us of duty and honor, sacrifice and accomplishment. I hope more of their stories will be preserved and cherished as reminders of all that we owe them and all that we can learn from them.. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)940.548173History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Other Topics Memories and autobiographiesClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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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.