An Album of Memories
Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation
$69.09
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2001
Summary
A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war - in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and Midway - as well as their life on the home front.
In this beautiful American family album of stories, reflections, memorabilia, and photographs, history comes alive and is preserved, in people’s own words and through photographs and time l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375505812 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375505814 |
| Author: | Tom Brokaw |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2001 |
| Weight: | 991g |
| Dimensions: | 261mm x 211mm x 26mm |
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Praise for Tom Brokaw’s Greatest Generation books
“It is a tribute to Brokaw’s skill as a reporter that he has managed to elicit so many memorable stories from reticent people.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A sweeping tribute to Americans who saved the world … It is impossible to read even a few of these accounts and not be touched.”—Detroit Free Press
“This is my bedtime reading, and that is because it is written with love and grace.”—Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Angela’s Ashes and ‘Tis
“We more often than not forget that during mankind’s worst moments, the best of us is often on display as well. Brokaw has not forgotten, and he has left us an extremely moving portrait of a generation of remarkable Americans—our better angels.”—Ken Burns
“Tom Brokaw has delivered a gift to this and future generations by bringing us those inspiring personal stories of the average Joes, the GI Joes, the young men and women who served our country and shaped the foundation of postwar America. Although some became famous, most returned to their hometowns dedicated to building an even better world… . Tom has held up a mirror to reflect what may be their greatest legacy.”—Steven Spielberg
About The Author
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw is the author of seven bestsellers: The Greatest Generation, The Greatest Generation Speaks, An Album of Memories, Boom!, The Time of Our Lives, A Long Way from Home, and A Lucky Life Interrupted. A native of South Dakota, he graduated from the University of South Dakota, and 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 was the sole anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw from 1983 to 2005. He continues to report for NBC News, producing long-form documentaries and providing expertise during breaking news events. Brokaw has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including two DuPonts, three Peabody Awards, and several Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement. In 2014, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He lives in New York and Montana.
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