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Books : The Greatest Generation In association with Amazon.com by: Brokaw Tom Price: $16.96 Prices subject to change. Collectible Price: $29.50 Third Party New Price: $16.96 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Hardcover Label: Random House Manufacturer: Random House Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Random House Studio: Random House Sales Rank: 28775 Related Items: The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections Boom!: Talking About the Sixties: What Happened, How It Shaped Today, Lessons for Tomorrow Blood Brothers An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation Luciano Pavarotti: The Best (Farewell Tour) see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Stars in Our Windows The theme throughout the book is that the generation of Americans that participated in World War II rarely talk about it. My father might have been one of Tom Brokaw's examples. While I was regaled with tales of self-reliance and want during a depression, he almost never spoke about his experience in the African campaign, or the wound that nearly cost him a leg. The author made it a point of finding out a good many stories, not unlike Dad's, even as these veterans are now dying at the rate of 1800 ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Subjects Refinements - Books - Hardcover Refinements - Books - Printed Books