An Album of Memories : Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation - Tom Brokaw

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An Album of Memories

Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation

By: Tom Brokaw

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Paperback | 15 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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400 Pages

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23.1 x 15.7 x 2.1

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“I cannot go anywhere in America without people wanting to share their wartime experiences....The stories and the lessons have emerged from long-forgotten letters home, from reunions of old buddies and outfits, from unpublished diaries and home-published memoirs....As the stories in this album of memories remind us, it truly was an American experience, from the centers of power to the most humble corners of the land.”
—Tom Brokaw

In this beautiful American family album of stories from the Greatest Generation, the history of life as it was lived during the Depression and World War II comes alive and is preserved in people’s own words. Photographs and time lines also commemorate important dates and events. An Army Air Corps veteran who enlisted in 1941 at age seventeen writes to describe the Bataan Death March. A black nurse tells of her encounter with wartime segregation. 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 lives on the home front. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor, moving on through the war years in Europe, in the Pacific, and at home, this unique book preserves a people’s 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.

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"Tom Brokaw has delivered a gift to this and future generations by bringing us these inspiring personal stories of the average Joes, the GI Joes, the young men and women who served our country and shaped the foundation of post-war America. Although some became famous, most returned to their hometowns dedicated to building an even better world... Tom has held up a mirror to reflect what may be their greatest legacy" Stephen Spielberg about The Greatest Generation

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Military History Second World War Regional & National History History of the Americas European History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History

Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies

Foreword	p. IX
From The Depression To Pearl Harbor	p. 1
The War In Europe	p. 37
The War In The Pacific	p. 147
The Home Front	p. 219
Reflections	p. 255
Contributors	p. 313
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An Album of Memories

Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation

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