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    The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections

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    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 II 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.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 5, 2000
    ISBN9780739300473
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    • 5/5
      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.
    • 3/5
      I look forward to reading Brokaw's original book, but this was too inclusive, including many very mundane communications to the author after the original was issued.
    • 3/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      Although I preferred his first book, The Greatest Generation, this book was very interesting as well. I rank them right up there with Ernie Pyle, and for me, that is saying something.By writing of the Depression/WWII generation, mainly in their own words, Mr. Brokaw has opened up the floodgates of repressed memories and communication for people of this era. His second book is mainly letters he has compiled from veterans and their families, yet he has ordered them in such a way as to be a beautiful story of the bravery, honor, sacrifice, faith and morality of that era. One can't help wondering how things have gone so far awry since then. These stories moved me to tears often and made me think of our present day boys and girls serving in Iraq and around the world. What will be the result and end of their bravery and sacrifice? Will the end be worth the means? I sincerely hope so.