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There is nothing we can do to repay them for all the sacrifices that were made to ensure our freedom. The greatest generation by tom brokaw 1998, hardcover. The greatest generation phrase was coined by the american reporter tom brokaw, a liberal, left leaning sentimentalist, in his 1998 book the greatest generation, calling it the greatest generation that any society has ever produced. Generation is currently being used to describe this cohort. Was the greatest generation coined by that generation. Famous former television news anchor, tom brokaw, wrote an iconic book entitled the greatest generation. World war two defined what tom brokaw called the greatest generation in his 1998 book of the same name. Those of the greatest generation grew up during the great depression and probably fought in world war ii. Walking the beaches in normandy in 1984 with american veterans while preparing an nbc. Dec 02, 2011 the phrase was coined by the american journalist tom brokaw, a liberal and a sentimentalist, in his 1998 book the greatest generation, calling it the greatest generation that any society has ever produced. In the book, brokaw profiled american members of this generation who came of age during the great depression and went on to fight in world war ii, as well as those who contributed to the war effort on the home front. The term the greatest generation was popularized by the title of a 1998 book by american journalist tom brokaw.
Brokaw talked about his book, the greatest generation, published by random house. The book is about how ordinary citizens sacrifices during world war ii changed the course of american history. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great american middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like medicare. All random house large print editions are published in 16point type in the spring of 1984, i went to the northwest of france, to normandy, to prepare an nbc documentary on the fortieth anniversary of dday, the massive and daring allied invasion of europe that marked the beginning of the end of.
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