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<br>What makes one generation stand out as "the greatest"? The generation about which Brokaw writes certainly experienced its share of transformative historical events. These men and women were too young to experience the disillusionment of World War I, optimistically hailed as "the war to end all wars." Many remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1920s, but they came of age during a more difficult period -- the Great Depression. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, [Prime Boosts](http://175.178.51.79:3000/margheritapull) 1941, [Prime Boosts](https://healthsuppsreviews.com/puravive-reviews-insights-and-analysis/) men from this generation volunteered by the hundreds of thousands to fight in World War II. Others served a supporting role on the home front, filling jobs left empty by the recently [departed soldiers](https://www.tumblr.com/search/departed%20soldiers). Its members lived through the turbulent 1960s, when civil rights and the controversy surrounding the Vietnam War tested the country's ability to adapt and progress as a nation. Many lived their final years in an age of rapidly advancing technology where personal computers and the Internet drastically changed how Americans lived.<br>
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<br>Now that you're more familiar with what "The Greatest Generation" lived through, read on to see how their experiences shaped their lives and how Tom Brokaw came to write a bestselling book about them. Their remarkable actions, during times of war and Visit site peace, ultimately made the United States a better place in which to live. Born and raised in a tumultuous era marked by war and economic depression, Brokaw asserts, these men and women developed values of "personal responsibility, duty, honor and faith." These characteristics helped them to defeat Hitler, build the American economy, make advances in science and implement visionary programs like Medicare. Brokaw credits the Greatest Generation with much of the freedom and affluence that Americans enjoy today. Despite these achievements, however, Brokaw believes that the Greatest Generation remains remarkably humble about what they've done. Greatest Generation" while covering an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of D-Day. When co-anchor Tim Russert asked Brokaw what he thought of the assembled crowd of veterans, he spontaneously responded, "I think this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.<br>
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<br>Brokaw himself admits that the men and women of this time made mistakes when it came to McCarthyism, racism and women's rights. For many critics, however, the problem isn't only what the Greatest Generation got wrong but how Brokaw portrays them and their actions. They see his book as simplistic glorification that glosses over the desperation and [bloodiness](https://www.buzznet.com/?s=bloodiness) of war. Furthermore, some skeptics argue, the perceived "greatness" of that generation is due in part to the clear good-versus-evil nature of World War II. It's not known, for example, how the Vietnam generation might have responded to their defining conflict if they had faced off against Hitler instead of the vague threat of communism. Ultimately, it's difficult to say how the Greatest Generation ranked among the others. As with any generation, they achieved great successes and perpetuated serious failures. Who was Rosie the Riveter? Brokaw, Tom. "Reflections on the 'Greatest Generation.'" Dateline NBC. Brokaw, Tom. "Sacrifice and the Greatest Generation." The Wall Street Journal. Department of Veterans Affairs. Duke, Paul. "The Greatest Generation?" The Virginia Quarterly Review. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.<br>
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