The greatest generation /Tom Brokaw.
Brokaw, Tom,
The greatest generation /Tom Brokaw. - New York, New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, (c)2001. - xxx, 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Thomas and Eileen Broderick -- Charles O. Van Gorder -- Wesley Ko -- James and Dorothy Dowling -- Rev. Harry Reginald "Reg" Hammond -- Lloyd Kilmer -- Gordon Larsen -- Romeo club: retired old men eating out -- John "Lefty" Caulfield -- Charles Briscoe -- Dorothy Haener -- Heroes -- Bob Bush -- Joe Foss -- Leonard "Bud" Lomell -- Colonel Mary Hallaren -- General Jeanne Holm -- Three women and how they served -- Marion Rivers Nittel -- Claudine "Scottie" Lingelbach -- Alison Ely Campbell -- Margaret Ray Ringenberg -- Mary Louise Roberts Wilson -- Martha Settle Putney -- Johnnie Holmes -- Luis Armijo -- Nao Takasugi -- Norman Mineta -- John and Peggy Assenzio -- Dumbos -- Gaylord and Carrie Lee Nelson -- Jeanette Gagne Norton -- Daphne Cavin -- George Bush -- Ben Bradlee -- Art Buchwald -- Andy Rooney -- Julia Child -- Gertrude Belle "Trudy" Elion -- Chesterfield Smith -- Al Neuharth -- Maurice "Hank" Greenberg -- Mark Hatfield -- Robert Dole -- Daniel Inouye -- Caspar Weinberger -- Lloyd Cutler -- George Shultz -- Arthur Schlesinger -- Ed Guthman -- Twilight of their lives.
In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, honor. From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary Americans, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed America: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then came home to open a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot George Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so "I learned about life." And there are more, all seasoned by a time of tragedy and triumph. To this generation who gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times. https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Generation-Tom-Brokaw/dp/0385334621/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YIM3YY4KW9V5&keywords=9780385334624&qid=1684333249&sprefix=9780767911788%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1
9780385334624
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
D811 / .G743 2001
The greatest generation /Tom Brokaw. - New York, New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, (c)2001. - xxx, 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Thomas and Eileen Broderick -- Charles O. Van Gorder -- Wesley Ko -- James and Dorothy Dowling -- Rev. Harry Reginald "Reg" Hammond -- Lloyd Kilmer -- Gordon Larsen -- Romeo club: retired old men eating out -- John "Lefty" Caulfield -- Charles Briscoe -- Dorothy Haener -- Heroes -- Bob Bush -- Joe Foss -- Leonard "Bud" Lomell -- Colonel Mary Hallaren -- General Jeanne Holm -- Three women and how they served -- Marion Rivers Nittel -- Claudine "Scottie" Lingelbach -- Alison Ely Campbell -- Margaret Ray Ringenberg -- Mary Louise Roberts Wilson -- Martha Settle Putney -- Johnnie Holmes -- Luis Armijo -- Nao Takasugi -- Norman Mineta -- John and Peggy Assenzio -- Dumbos -- Gaylord and Carrie Lee Nelson -- Jeanette Gagne Norton -- Daphne Cavin -- George Bush -- Ben Bradlee -- Art Buchwald -- Andy Rooney -- Julia Child -- Gertrude Belle "Trudy" Elion -- Chesterfield Smith -- Al Neuharth -- Maurice "Hank" Greenberg -- Mark Hatfield -- Robert Dole -- Daniel Inouye -- Caspar Weinberger -- Lloyd Cutler -- George Shultz -- Arthur Schlesinger -- Ed Guthman -- Twilight of their lives.
In this magnificent testament to a nation and her people, Tom Brokaw brings to life the extraordinary stories of a generation that gave new meaning to courage, sacrifice, honor. From military heroes to community leaders to ordinary Americans, he profiles men and women who served their country with valor, then came home and transformed America: Senator Daniel Inouye, decorated at the front, fighting prejudice at home; Martha Putney, one of the first black women to serve in the newly formed WACs; Charles Van Gorder, a doctor who set up a MASH-like medical facility in the middle of battle, then came home to open a small clinic in his hometown; Navy pilot George Bush, assigned to read the mail of the enlisted men under him, who says that in doing so "I learned about life." And there are more, all seasoned by a time of tragedy and triumph. To this generation who gave so much and asked so little, Brokaw offers eloquent tribute in true stories of everyday heroes in extraordinary times. https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Generation-Tom-Brokaw/dp/0385334621/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YIM3YY4KW9V5&keywords=9780385334624&qid=1684333249&sprefix=9780767911788%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1
9780385334624
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
D811 / .G743 2001