{"product_id":"9780385335386","title":"The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I first began to appreciate fully all we owed the World War II generation  while I was covering the fortieth and fiftieth anniversaries of D-Day for  NBC News. When I wrote in \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Generation\u003c\/i\u003e 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--the people I called the Greatest Generation--it  was my way of saying thank you. I felt that this tribute was long overdue,  but I was not prepared for the avalanche of letters and responses touched  off by that book.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Members of that generation were, characteristically, grateful for the  attention and modest about their own lives as they shared more remarkable  stories about their experiences in the Depression and during the war years.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Their children and grandchildren were eager to share the lessons and  insights they gained from the stories they heard about the lives of a  generation now passing on too swiftly. They wanted to say thank you in  their own way. I had wanted to write a book about America, and now America  was writing back.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"The letters, many of them written in firm Palmer penmanship on flowered  stationery, have given me a much richer understanding not only of those  difficult years but also of my own life. They give us new, intensely  personal perspectives of a momentous time in our history. They are the  voices of a generation that has given so much and wants to share even more.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Some of the letters were written from the front during the war, or from  families to their loved ones in harm’s way in distant places. There were  firsthand accounts of battles and poignant reflections on loneliness,  exuberant expressions of love and somber accounts of loss.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"It seems that everyone in that generation has something worthwhile to  contribute, and so we have included some pages in \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest  Generation Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e for others to share memories at once inspirational  and instructive.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"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. \u003cbr\u003e— Tom Brokaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Brokaw, a native of South Dakota, graduated from the University  of South Dakota with a degree in political science. He began his journalism  career in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in 1966. Brokaw was the  White House correspondent for NBC News during Watergate, and from 1976 to  1981 he anchored Today on NBC. He’s been the sole anchor and managing  editor of \u003ci\u003eBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw\u003c\/i\u003e since 1983. Brokaw has won every  major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, a Peabody  Award, and several Emmys. He lives in New York and Montana.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dell Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013012504816,"sku":"9780385335386","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385335386_p0.gif?v=1763694478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385335386","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}