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The greatest generation speaks [large print] : letters and reflections / Tom Brokaw.

Brokaw, Tom, (author.).

Summary:

These letters and reflections cross time, distance, and generations as they give voice to lives forever changed by war: eighty-year-old Clarence M. Graham, who recounts his harrowing experience as a soldier captured by the Japanese--and provides a gripping eyewitness account of the dropping of the atomic bomb; Patricia Matthews Dorph, a soldier's daughter who shares the love letters her parents exchanged during the war, a lasting legacy of passion, devotion, and enduring love; Rabbi Judah Nadich, the first Jewish chaplain to serve in the war; Lorraine Davis, a civilian who helped form the Club of '44, a group of wartime wives who still meet today. From the front lines of battle to the back porches of beloved hometowns, <i>The Greatest Generation Speaks</i> brings to life the hopes and dreams of a generation who fought our most hard-won victories, and whose struggles and sacrifices made our future possible. -- Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780375409226
  • ISBN: 037540922X
  • Physical Description: xxvii, 432 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: large print, 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, 1999.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
I War Stories 1 -- II Bonds 87 -- III Loss 141 -- IV Faith 193 -- V Reunions 249 -- VI Love Stories 267 -- VII Appreciation 299 -- VIII Children 351 -- IX Lessons 395.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
Genre:
Large print books.
Personal narratives.

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Summary: These letters and reflections cross time, distance, and generations as they give voice to lives forever changed by war: eighty-year-old Clarence M. Graham, who recounts his harrowing experience as a soldier captured by the Japanese--and provides a gripping eyewitness account of the dropping of the atomic bomb; Patricia Matthews Dorph, a soldier's daughter who shares the love letters her parents exchanged during the war, a lasting legacy of passion, devotion, and enduring love; Rabbi Judah Nadich, the first Jewish chaplain to serve in the war; Lorraine Davis, a civilian who helped form the Club of '44, a group of wartime wives who still meet today. From the front lines of battle to the back porches of beloved hometowns, The Greatest Generation Speaks brings to life the hopes and dreams of a generation who fought our most hard-won victories, and whose struggles and sacrifices made our future possible. --