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'''''The Greatest Generation''''' is a 1998 book by journalist [[Tom Brokaw]] that profiles those who grew up in the [[United States]] during the deprivation of the [[Great Depression]] and then went on to fight in [[World War II]] as well as those whose productivity within the [[home front during World War II]] made a decisive material contribution to the [[war effort]]. The book popularized the term ''[[Greatest Generation]]'' for the name of the cultural [[generation]] before the [[Silent Generation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanburn |first1=Josh |title=How Every Generation of the Last Century Got Its Nickname |url=http://time.com/4131982/generations-names-millennials-founders/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=Time |date=2 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207170327/http://time.com/4131982/generations-names-millennials-founders/ |archivedate=7 December 2018}}</ref>
'''''The Greatest Generation''''' is a 1998 book by journalist [[Tom Brokaw]] that profiles those who grew up in the [[United States]] during the deprivation of the [[Great Depression]] and then went on to fight in [[World War II]] as well as those whose productivity within the [[home front during World War II]] made a decisive material contribution to the [[war effort]]. The book popularized the term ''[[Greatest Generation]]'' for the name of the cultural [[generation]] before the [[Silent Generation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanburn |first1=Josh |title=How Every Generation of the Last Century Got Its Nickname |url=http://time.com/4131982/generations-names-millennials-founders/ |accessdate=15 April 2019 |work=Time |date=2 December 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207170327/http://time.com/4131982/generations-names-millennials-founders/ |archivedate=7 December 2018}}</ref>


Brokaw profiles those who came of age during [[World War II]] in the United States, stemming from his attendance at the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] 40th anniversary celebrations. In the book, Brokaw wrote that "it is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced." He argued that these men and women fought not for fame and recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQagD17IFS4C&q=the+greatest+generation&dq=the+greatest+generation&num=100&cd=1 |title=The greatest generation - Tom Brokaw - Google Boeken |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref>
Brokaw profiles those who came of age during [[World War II]] in the United States, stemming from his attendance at the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] 40th anniversary celebrations. In the book, Brokaw wrote that "it is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced." He argued that these men and women fought not for fame and recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?cd=1&num=100&id=rQagD17IFS4C&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22thing+to+do%22 |title=The greatest generation - Tom Brokaw - Google Boeken |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-16}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:01, 12 August 2020

For the generation described herein, see Greatest Generation. For other uses, see Greatest Generation (disambiguation).
The Greatest Generation
AuthorTom Brokaw
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1998
Publication placeUnited States

The Greatest Generation is a 1998 book by journalist Tom Brokaw that profiles those who grew up in the United States during the deprivation of the Great Depression and then went on to fight in World War II as well as those whose productivity within the home front during World War II made a decisive material contribution to the war effort. The book popularized the term Greatest Generation for the name of the cultural generation before the Silent Generation.[1]

Brokaw profiles those who came of age during World War II in the United States, stemming from his attendance at the D-Day 40th anniversary celebrations. In the book, Brokaw wrote that "it is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced." He argued that these men and women fought not for fame and recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do."[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sanburn, Josh (December 2, 2015). "How Every Generation of the Last Century Got Its Nickname". Time. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ The greatest generation - Tom Brokaw - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

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