Greatest Generation

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"The Greatest Generation" is a term coined by journalist Tom Brokaw to describe the generation[1] 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 war's home front made a decisive material contribution to the war effort, for which the generation is also termed the G.I. Generation.

Tom Brokaw's book

Tom Brokaw wrote in his 1998 book The Greatest Generation, "it is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced."[2] He argued that these men and women fought not for fame and recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do."

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Notes

  1. ↑ Hunt, Tristram (June 6, 2004). "One last time they gather, the Greatest Generation". The Observer (London). Retrieved July 14, 2008. 
  2. ↑ "The greatest generation - Tom Brokaw - Google Boeken". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 

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