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0 | Stopped reading it | Well, what can be said that hasn't been said in 327 other reviews. In short, I found this book to be too shallow and "bland." Just lost my interest. This is the first book I have ever given up on. I feel a great shame in not finishing but I just can't subject myself to it no longer! I thought it would be moving and ins... | negative |
0 | 50% of this book is Tom reading from a high school history book | Half of this book is just Tom reading events from a high school history book. I expected the book to contain 90% letters but was disappointed half of the book contained this unwanted history review. It seems Tom is just trying to capitalize on the generation's tragedy. His reading of the factual events adds almost noth... | negative |
0 | Big disappointment | This book is mainly about Brokaw's love for Republican politicians who served in World War Two, and little else. The average GI doesn't seem to matter here. There are some interesting parts, such as how black veterans were treated, but all in all, this book fails miserably. | negative |
1 | A powerful tribute | I am shocked that anyone could find this book "tedious and condescending." I must vehemently disagree with the reviewer who states that The Greatest Generation "minimizes every other generation of people." It does no such thing; it is a moving tribute to a generation that deserves such a tribute. If it weren't for the ... | positive |
0 | What about everyone else? | Yeah, I'm impressed with everything that those veterans did in the years following the war, but Brokaw seems to focus only (or mostly) on those that became politicians or in government. What about the effects of the war on musicians? or artists? I would have liked to see him expand on his stories more. All in all, I fe... | negative |
1 | Very interesting, easy to read and great publicity...! | Grateful to read in print actual accounts of Veterans. There should be more personal accounts documented from personal interviews. Young people need to learn of these personal, true experiences. Much to my chagrin was the reference to "Medal of Honor Winners".Our family received the Congressional Medal of Honor that my... | positive |
0 | Wolrd War II Cheapened | We all know Tom Brokaw to be a second-rate, fear-peddling, shallow and unoriginal broadcaster. With this book, Brokaw manages to transplant all of these attributes to writing. As if poor and occasionally self-conciously florid writing did not make this book poor enough, Brokaw, as any mass-media ninny would do, focuses... | negative |
0 | Not the "greatest" in my book. | Sure, this generation won a war, but what was the alternative?In my opinion, all this generation did was run up the world's greatest debt...then leave it to their kids to pay the tab.When they didn't have a war to send their children to, they created one in Vietnam. After killing over 50,000 of us, they decided maybe i... | negative |
1 | The Greatest Generation | Is interesting, but quite repetitive. The Greatest Generation holds your interest though. I think the book is a bit long. | positive |
1 | A real treasure | My husband loves watching documentaries, but cannot sit down and read a book. Until this one! He read everyday, until he finished it, and has started reading it again, 2 months later. His dad was an Army veteran, but he would never talk about it. | positive |
1 | An easy, fair & refreshing read! | The Greatest Generation is an easy read yet it's also even handed and fair. I agree with Brokaw's point that those who went to war (pacific or europe) are the generation that built America and modernized it. The generation which offered its unconditional love and service to the United States and ran to her aid when she... | positive |
0 | A Story Already Told | I had heard good things about this book, but was disappointed. This story had already been told in this format, and been told better, by Studs Terkel in his book The Good War. Terkel interviewed more persons, let them tell their own story, and interviewed persons who had been successful as well as those that had not. B... | negative |
0 | Disappointing and shallow account of the ordinary heros WWII | I was quite let down by the lack of real substance and information in the accounts. It is a great subject but the shallow treatment did not hold my interest. Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers is much, much better. | negative |
0 | I agree with the title, but.......... | I simply cannot understand why everyone is gushing praise on such a poorly written piece of patriotic blather. Is it that you can readily identify with the author when you plop down on the couch to watch the Nightly News? The rambling, disconnected content of this book left me wanting a refund. I am a proud American, a... | negative |
0 | Greatest? Who says so? | Ugh, probably every generation thought it was the greatest. While this book is highly popular because it caters to the current generation, it is hardly objective or researched in comparing it to other generations. What is the measure of greatenss? If it is number of lives given for one's country, then surely the Civil ... | negative |
0 | Should have been a short story, too repetive | The story was good for the first three chapters, then it was the same story over and over with new names. Highly overrated. | negative |
0 | More like "Irresponsible generation" | Yes, yes, they served, they were heroes, of course...they have done more than I could ever do.Somehow they forgot to instill in their children the same values.This is why we have a greedy, immoral, non-compassionate culture now.You don't get to claim "Greatest" without passing on something.They passed on the irresponsi... | negative |
0 | 1 star is too many for this book | This is an insipid, uninspired, pointless, maudlin, unprovocative, boring, and poorly written travesty that never would have been published if the author hadn't been famous. Save your money. (It might be useful for insomniacs, I must admit.) | negative |
0 | the greatest consumers | Should we be surprised that the generation Mr. Brokaw chose to characterize as the "greatest" happens to be the demographic most likely to by a book written by Mr. Brokaw? | negative |
0 | Honor the WWII Generation --- by reading something else | I've read this book and the first sequel, and was extremely disappointed with both. Brokaw is a poor writer, and a lousy editor. Although there are undoubtedly great stories to be told here, Brokaw manages to reduce the life stories of the greatest generation to tedium. It just isn't worth wading through the muck for t... | negative |
0 | A Generation of Whiners | Sorry to say it, but this was (and is) a generation of brave individuals who now grumble relentlessly about how "kids today never had to work for anything, everything was just handed to them." Right -- and they had to walk 50 miles to school everyday through the snow. Listen: I'm a Boomer. My parents had nothing -- not... | negative |
0 | Terribly, terribly disappointing | Brokaw has managed to take wonderful raw material and produce a book that would not challenge a junior high school student. The book is shallow and banal. I am sorry I wasted my money on it and even sorrier that he will receive it. Surely a man who makes his living with words can do better than this. | negative |
0 | Preachy, dumbed-down stories with no spirit or innovation | I really looked forward to this book, based on my respect for Tom Brokaw and what I had heard. Unfortunately, he makes his point with a sledgehammer, telling sapppy stories with the same theme over and over, spoon feeding you the point, in case you somehow missed it. Grandma and Grandpa were great, generous, self-sacri... | negative |
0 | Run - don't walk - away from your favourite bookstore ... | This was not the greatest generation. This was the last bigoted generation. Bigotry today exists in smaller and smaller pockets, hangovers from the generation Brokaw prostrates himself to. My older friend tells me that she likes working with younger men than her own generation because she gets treated like an equal ins... | negative |
0 | How can I write a book ? I to can ask my neighbors! | It is not worth buying ! If this a must read for you go to our public library. You just might thank me! | negative |
0 | Great at War, What About at Home? | Coming on the heels of the terrific movie "Saving Private Ryan," Brokaw's book is sadly repetitive. One would think that World War II was the greatest thing Humanity was capable of. There were alot of interesting anecdotes, but not much of a point; what did the "greatest generation" go on to produce? Smug baby boomers.... | negative |
0 | Interesting stories - dry writing | You would have to be dead to not be touched by the stories in the book, but I found Mr. Brokaw's writing style a bit dry. The writing ended up sucking the life out of the stories. | negative |
1 | A Greatly Overdue Tribute | This is the book about the generation that went through the great depression and WWII, which for most of us is our parents and grandparents. This generation has gone too long underappreciated as useless old farts by the Boomers, Xers and the latest generation. We forget that they built modern America thorugh their sacr... | positive |
0 | Teleprompter journalism | The storys of triumph and achievement are incredible and we owe a debt of honor to those who lived them and lived in the day. However the writing reminds me of a series of news segments on the nightly news. I found the book hard to read and bought the audio version and that too was unfinishable. I get a certain arrogan... | negative |
0 | Don't bother. | This book is appallingly written, brazenly self-promoting and transparently biased to the left. It is full of cloying rhetorical questions ("They never shared their lunch with a starving Japanese child," supposedly characterizing younger Congressional Republicans -- how would Brokaw know who they'd shared lunch with, a... | negative |
0 | BROKAW DROPS A BOMB | Colorless, poorly written collection of interviews with WWII vets held together by shaky thesis.The title refers of course to the Americans who fought WWII and prospered in post-war America. While taking nothing away from accomplishments, why are they the "greatest generation?" No generation of Americans has ever faile... | negative |
0 | Lacks style. | While I know Brokaw is a newsman and journalist, too much of his linear style effects what are otherwise compelling stories of those who lived and fought for this country. | negative |
0 | Repetitive | I couldn't even finish this book which says a lot because I hate not finishing what I've started. It's way to repetitive and one dimensional. The only part I really enjoyed of the book were the love stories. The rest were just the same thing over and over...guy joins the army, comes home and becomes a lawyer, politicia... | negative |
1 | Inspiring. The book was a wake up call for me. | It may sound corny to some but the people described in this book represented the values of the majority in their time. It's only because of them and hundreds of thousands like them in the U.S and other countries, that Americans enjoy the riches and freedoms that we take for granted today. The book could have been large... | positive |
0 | utterly underwhelming | This book has received a lot of attention and is selling well---but that's a testament to the power of the marketing machine that's been fired up behind it, not to the book itself. Search back articles from the Wall Street Journal if you want to read about how the marketing was done. You'll learn very little from readi... | negative |
0 | A very simplistic telling of a few stories from WW2. | This book is written in the same manner as the news is read on television, in little sound bites. There is not much "meat" in the brief stories included. Brokaw chose to include political correctness which made me wonder why he called it "The Greatest Generation". He manages to tarnish that generation by judging histor... | negative |
1 | FANTASTIC! | As a baby boomer of WWII, I enjoyed "The Greatest Generation" very much. I even shared the book w/several Vets of WWII (men & women), which they enjoyed it also. I would have shared it w/my father if he were alive today. I didn't realize the descrimination that went on; but I'm glad they 'stuck it out'. | positive |
1 | Very Moving Reading... | ...especially if you know someone who was in WWII. I bought a copy for my father - a retired AF Colonel, who was in WWII. We had the distinct pleasure of meeting Tom Brokaw at the VFW in South Dakota in Nov. 1998 as he toured the country looking for vets whose stories he could share on his television special in Jan. 19... | positive |
0 | DISAPPOINTED | I had high hopes for this very worthwhile topic. Reads like Mr. Brokaw is presenting a report on the late news. I expected a more developed presentation. | negative |
0 | Disappointed! | Americans reviewed EXTREMELY worthy--Just that there was no depth--more like a sound byte. And most of the stories came from American soldiers from the Midwest who were fighting in Europe. Hey,there were southerners, and there also was a PACIFIC War. Tom whom I adore and admire can do better than this!! | negative |
0 | Worth Reading - Barely | I am a veteran of WWII and was very disappointed in this book. It is totally devoid of emotion. Brokaw generates no real sympathy for his characters and the result is much like reading a dull history book filled with statistics. With the subject matter available he should have been able to bring many tears to the eyes ... | negative |
1 | A good primer for the generations who followed | The Greatest Generation doesn't recreate the overwhelming experience of WWII as well as War of the Rats or The Triumph & the Glory, or other recent best-selling novels set during WWII, but it is pretty good at what it does--which is recounting in a straight forward fashion some of what that generation endured to win a ... | positive |
0 | Good intentions but dragged down by Brokaw's opinions | "The Greatest Generation" has an admirable goal, but falls short due to the author's heavy-handed attempts to hammer his point in.Tom Brokaw correctly recognizes the World War II era generation as one deserving of our gratitude and praise, and his approach to this subject is commendable. Brokaw provides portraits of th... | negative |
0 | The most overrated and undereditied book I've ever read. | Redunencies throughout, scant attention to fact, e.g., no mention that WAAC (Women's Auxilliary Army Corps) preceded WAC; no mention of Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby, the first commander. And was the woman mentioned Wonda or Wanda? I left my copy elsewhere, hence I can't pinpoint chapter. | negative |
0 | Is this man running for office? | Rarely have I been so put-off by a book. I take nothing away from the experience and hardhships of the generation of Americans who suffered the depression and WWII. That surely is a 5-Star story and my parents lived it. But this book is not that story. Instead I find cliche's and stereotypes. For sure, the last 50 year... | negative |
0 | The most violent generation | Here is a book that was hailed as a best seller before it was even released. One that was fed to the public by one of America's leading talking heads, Tom Brokaw. My grandfather was at Normandy and later helped liberate several concentration camps throughout Germany. What these experiences cost him, was ultimately his ... | negative |
0 | Am I missing something? | What is so special about this book? I am a baby boomer that has always respected the sacrifices that the WWII generation had to endure both oversees and at home. Do I need Tom Brokaw to reinforce this? Please! I stopped about half way through; to me it was 200 pages of senior citizen complaints about the younger genera... | negative |
0 | I was hesitant to read it because I think he's pompous fluff | and now that I've read it I still think so. He's preachy and full of himself. Stick with Ambrose for the real thing. | negative |
1 | Good Book | I purchased this CD for a college assignment on the war generation. I picked a perfect book. Tom Brokaw truly captures an entire generation with detailed accounts of their heroic challenges they faced. I believe that the only downfall to this book is Tom Brokaw's voice. As nice as it sound on TV doing the news, it seem... | positive |
0 | Interesting content, poor writting and editing | The stories of the people depicted in the book are interesting. Ranging from really interesting to somewhat interesting. These were people that made a difference and deserve our respect. However the book is poorly put together. It seems as if I am watching a TV show on paper. A poor end result. Would not recommend. | negative |
0 | Self promoting and falsely exaggerated American "morals" | Tom Brokaw knows better than his "admiring" comments about U.S veterans. he is giving too much credit to American WWII veterans. Other than raising his "good old american image", I see no point in praising a nation that only profitted from WWII. Brokaw should spend his time on other journalistic adventures, and stop be... | negative |
0 | Stick to the news, Tom......... | It amazes me that this book remained atop the best seller list for so long. There was absolutely nothing in this book which has not been covered, in a far more descriptive style, by a host of authors. This book did not have another authors help, and by god it needed it! | negative |
0 | The Greatest Generation | Although the subject matter is excellent, as are the stories, the editing is very poor. Editing in such a way as the tape ends in the middle of a story is uncalled for in this day and age.Brokaw needs to understand words beginning with an x are sounded as if starting with a z. Thus, Xavier University is pronounced as "... | negative |
0 | His bias review of WWII | I cannot say that I have ever exprenced war. Yet what we as a younger generation have faced is very clearly a far cry from peace. This terrorisom against us as a country makes us just as good as those that contributed to the war efforts of WWII. I am taken aback as Brokaw decided that in his godly manor that his father... | negative |
0 | Copy was highlighted | The copy recieved was not as described. I was expecting a clean used copy and I recieved a copy that was used as a text book and had yellow & green highlighter and hand written notes in the margins. I could not give it as a gift. | negative |
0 | Presumably not the Greatest Generation of Parents | It's very ironic that the supposed greatest generation were not able to instill their sterling qualities in their own children - the much maligned baby boomers. This failure seems to expose a serious deficiency of parenting and mentoring skills. | negative |
1 | Reference to sold "Merchant Marine"is not a person's title | Great book but take great exception to story of person leaving the easy high paying merchant service job to become a para trooper--Nothing against paratroopers but Tom apparently did not read the casualty lists on merchant mariners especially during the first couple years of the war Sailing at time was like commiting s... | positive |
1 | Great idea- may want to stay more on the subject people | The author may want to stay more on the subject of the people you are talking about to make it easier to understand, especially if the readers are not from that generation, as I am only 16. Great idea though! Each generation who had to fight in a war should be remembered!!! Telling each person's story made it much more... | positive |
0 | A talking head doesn't equal a writing head. | Big disappointment. I saw Brokaw on the talk shows and had high hopes for The Greatest Generation. But the author's dry, uninspired writing style made reading more chore than pleasure. I soon found myself skimming. I can recall only a few of the chapters. As a more readable subsitute, I recommend the similar book by St... | negative |
0 | The Greatest Generation did not get the Greatest Author | The Greatest Generation they might well have been. The stories are compelling and diverse, However, Mr Brokaw's writing style is an abomination, His prose is dry. He does not trust the reader to be able to draw the significance or irony of the events descibed, rather he is compelled to tell the reader: "This is signifi... | negative |
0 | Brokaw is better on television. | The Greatest Generation is pretty good, considering. I mean what can one really expect by way of literature from over paid, telegenic, media stars? I enjoyed the references to Howard Stern. Too bad Brokaw didn't give Stern his own chapter. The book reminded me of Getting To Howard: The Odyssey of an Obsessed Howard Ste... | negative |
0 | A fair picture of the depression/WWII generation | Tom Brokaw's book is an evaluation of those he interviewed, much like the news he reports each night - detailed and personal. For those Marines who want a look at the same information, but just about the enlisted man of the Corps during that period, a comparable book is "Gyrene" written by Wilbur Jones, and published b... | negative |
0 | the writing of an amateur. Poor copy of Stephen Ambrose sty | One short story follows another. The names change , the style (or lack of it), message and conclusions are all about the same. I cannot imagine how the author selected the subjects. A poor attempt to imitate the style and brilliance of Stephen Ambrose. | negative |
0 | Good idea - poor execution - shallow and simplistic. | I listened to Imus for two weeks, and had to have this book. The I-Man should stick to politics and sports; book reviews are not his strength. I really liked the concept, and couldn't wait to read the book, particularly after having seen recent video interviews of WW II veterans, and Saving Private Ryan. About 25% into... | negative |
1 | Enduring saga.... | So I purchased this book for my about to be 80-year old father, who did his tour of duty in Normandy, and elsewhere. It's this veteran's opinion that will count -- but I kept wishing that the book had been written and had the voice of Walter Cronkite whose chronicles of WWII were an indelible memory and part of my chil... | positive |
1 | This book was thought-provoking and informative. | I read this book and finally began to understand all the things that my dad would never talk about concerning the war. The stories are well written and thought provoking. The very fact that these people came home and did their best to be good citizens and make good lives without complaining speaks volumes about that ge... | positive |
0 | Reads like a 10 hour Nightly Newscast | Tom Brokaw (and a squadron of 'helpers') produced a bombastic, windy book that is a disservice to the superb stories that he is trying to tell.The book is at its best when Brokaw lets the individuals tell their own stories, with a minimum of his commentary intruding. The peoples' stories are poignant, vivid, and worth ... | negative |
0 | Trite; just capitalizing on "Saving Private Ryan" | For gripping stories of WWII, read "D-Day," by Stephen Ambrose. These "up close and personal" stories grew monotonous. Most significantly, Brokaw gave short shrift to the sins of this "greatest" of generations. While I appreciated the discussion of our nation's treatment of Japanese-Americans during the war, full treat... | negative |
0 | A worthwhile topic but lacking focus and proportion. | Brokaw's thesis is that a generation tested by (a) the Depression, and (b) WWII, rose to the challenge and deserves our respect and admiration. This may be true, but Brokaw does not prove it. His book lacks the kind of rich specificity which would be convincing. For the various people he interviews, he gives us very li... | negative |
0 | More Sound Than Substance | I picked up this book intending to like it. "Saving Private Ryen" had predisposed me to a certain nostalga for the WWII generation, as had Dole's 1996 candidacy. Disappointment followed. The title, on reflection, is hyperbolic: was this really the greatest generation in all history, or even American history? Greater th... | negative |
0 | I only read half the book, more than I wanted to. | I found the experiences of these people somewhat interesting but not enough to feel that it is a best seller. I was born in Britain and was there until my early twenties, and after reading the short stories of those people I felt as though my story could have been included but never ever thought that it was that intere... | negative |
0 | America's disturbing ignorance | I am quite disturbed by the absolute ignorance of the american reviewers of this book. They honestly believe America was solely responsible for the allies winning of the war. This book is extremely complacent, and with its remarkable bias, does not qualify as history. As the last reviewer said, American's obviously thi... | negative |
0 | Greatest Generalization | Brokaw delves into the world of what he calls the "Greatest Generation", whom were a group of people that watched Hitler's reign of terror on the world, until the United States was Forced into war. Brokaw's so called "greatest generation" ARE STILL racist, uncultured and ignorant to world issues. I'd rather read the ba... | negative |
0 | An Insult to All, Including Brokaw's Generation | Thank You Brokaw's generation for winning the war that should have been won (though without the A-bomb), and then sending us into Korea, and Vietnam, and Iraq, and Iraq again (and still) and Afghanistan (not a war of necessity, please read more than the mainstream media) just to name a few. You insult us all, even you ... | negative |
0 | RACIST BOOK! | MR. BROKAW REPRESENTS AN ELIST POINT OF VIEW, PORTRAYING THE FACT THAT CHICANOS PLAYED ALMOST NO ROLE IN THIS GENERATION. THAT CHICANOS DID NOT DIE IN GREAT NUMBERS DURING WORLD WAR II AND EARNED THE MOST CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONORS, THAT CHICANOS LEADETRS LIKE CEASAR CHAVEZ PLAYED NO ROLE IN LABOR RELATIONS OR THE G... | negative |
0 | A poor tribute. | I had hoped for a well-written and well-researched book about my parents' generation, and was disappointed that this book is neither. It appears to have been written by committee, as if a classroom of young journalism students (hmmm) were asked to write a 3-5 page essay about their parents' or grandparents' trials and ... | negative |
0 | Good idea, poor execution | Tom Brokaw is not a gifted writer. He wrote this book in the same dry and simple style as he uses with his TV audience. The book is completely stripped of romance and soul for the sake of the lowest common denominator. I have met many WW2 veterans who tell stories woven with romance and heartbreak that bring tears to y... | negative |
0 | Brokaw's not so in-depth look at WWII generation | Being a WWII buff, when I heard about this book I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. However, shortly after reading the first few stories, I was deeply disappointed. I have utterly lost all respect for Mr. Brocaw's journalistic ability. The book is simplistic (written at about an 8th grade level), repetitive and bori... | negative |
0 | Sound bite literature | This book has about as much depth as a 30 second news story on the six o'clock news with even less fact. Obviously written to sell, not to illuminate the people it pretends to reveal. Come on, is this all that can be said about "The Greatest Generation"? Any PBS program dealing with WWII is infinitely superior and info... | negative |
1 | How Times Have Changed | Although some of the chapters were redundant, The Greatest Generation is a great lesson in history and should be required reading in every high school and college throughout this nation. Then maybe...just maybe we Baby-boomers, and Generation X'ers and Angsters and Ganstas and the self-righteous, and selfish, and self-... | positive |
0 | Should have left the politics out. | The day I bought this book I couldn't wait to start reading it. But I soon realized it was just another Politically correct book from one of TV's talking heads. Almost every life story in the book was about how they made it through the war and into the Democratic party to make the world a better place, with a few token... | negative |
0 | Our parents are special...duh | While most people described in this book are certainly interesting, many are regular people (like me) with fine achievements but with no particular attractiveness to warrant inclusion in a "greatest" list. I keep waiting to see what many of these "greatest" people did,,,and wonder why my parents, of the same generation... | negative |
0 | You missed the point Tom | This book does an admirable job of describing the great accomplishments of the WW2 generation. Many people with little preparation became heroes or millionaires. But to call them the 'Greatest Generation' totally misses the point on what it takes to make one great. It isn't just great accomplishments, it's having great... | negative |
0 | Don't bother | Sentimental, shallow book about WWII vets. I agree with his assessment of the generation, however. Read Stephen Ambrose if you want good WWII books. This book is only selling because the author is a celebrity. Duh. | negative |
0 | The Greatest Generation Deserved Better | Shame on Tom Brokaw for giving an epic title to a book that is clumsily written and tedious to read. I am totally underwhelmed by the lack of substance in this book. | negative |
1 | Now you can FEEL the Time | This book was nothing what I expected. I can now understand where some of the great people of today came from. Tom writes as if he were in awe of these people. I know I was after I read the book. This book covers the time before and during WWII. You can see the people he writes about selling newspapers, building planes... | positive |
1 | Outstanding book | This is an outstanding book, documenting the quickly-decreasing generation of those who lived through WWII. | positive |
0 | Reads like a high school English project | "The Greatest Generation" reminds me of biographies printed for class reunions or interviews published in a small town newspaper. In "The Greatest Generation" Tom Brokaw profiles dozens of people who served their country during World War II.Most of the profiles follow the template of: X did this during the war, X had t... | negative |
1 | A poignant and moving example of what we have lost | This incredible book made me take a good long look at myself and my generation, known as Generation X. Tom Brokaw's re-introduction of the aptly named "Greatest Generation" to us young people was long overdue. If only the teenagers today could understand what our Grandparents did for all of us. As I have just really fo... | positive |
1 | The Greatest Generation is just fine! | Tom Brokaw tells the stories of the men & women, the heroes & heroines who came of age during the Great Depression & the Second World War, & who went on to build modern America. This is an absorbing read about our parents & grandparents. Tom Brokaw writes as he speaks, with fluent, descriptive insights. Cogent details ... | positive |
0 | A long thank you | This book is in a real sense a long and general thank you letter to a generation. While the flavor of appreciation comes across as very real in this book I was hoping for a more acedemic and researched direction. I was dissapointed. The generation of the 40's deserves this book for the gratitude that it heaps on them, ... | negative |
0 | Shut up, Brokaw. | Evidently, the good news anchorman has been watching a little too much Saving Private Ryan lately. Naturally, the book gloats with little restraint over this generation's stance against fascism, neglecting its evident shortcomings as a nation half-governed by Jim Crow laws, or the social preception of the proper role o... | negative |
1 | Recognition at last! | Mr. Brokaw relates the stories of the men and women who shaped what our world is today. It is very important that these stories be told, as we are losing so many of our loved ones because of old age.It is a book that made me want to know more about my family during that time, and I'm certain this will spur many others ... | positive |
0 | Garbage | Which is worse his ego or his partisan views? This guy has an agenda and it's almost as dumbed down as his representation of the news. One more example of the whole show going in the toilet. | negative |
0 | Read Studs Terkle, "The Good War," instead. | I tried to finish this homage to every WWII veteran Tom remembers from his distinguished journalistic career, but I couldn't. I got very tired of the author's ego interrupting the story these people told. This book is short on substance. I wanted to read more about their experiences and I felt the interviewer let a lot... | negative |
0 | Pomposity | One need not go further than the title to see the pomposity of Mr. Brokaw. A love fest for a dying generation that looks down at every generation that follows because they didn't fight in a war. He fails to mention that fighting in WWII was very unpopular until our mainland was attacked. No, his generation is no better... | negative |
0 | Really, all this just to sell books | Listen, I like Tom Brokaw as a journalist, but this book was such an obvious pander in order to sell books. It worked, he sold a lot of copies. By calling the WWII generation the "Greatest Generation", it gives anyone born within the general area the idea that they are great. Brokaw doesn't bother to make a distinction... | negative |
1 | Great read | Bought this for my mother. She loves to read and this book was great as she could connect with it.. | positive |
1 | great read.. quality of life portrayed | I was amazed on how i can personally relate to the characters life story.. eventhough i never went to war or are a veteran.. the living style of back in the days and current life style is so different.. it opens your eyes on how it was and how WE made it.. quality of life has gone down.. | positive |
0 | surprising inaccuracies | An interesting concept containing a series of stumbling blocks that impede the reader's progress down the Brokaw path. Examples: In dealing with both the Womens Army Corps (WAC) and the United States Army Air Corps, Brokaw consistently mis-names the units. The Army Air Corps was NOT the Army Air Force. The WAC began wi... | negative |
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