"The Greatest Generation" by Tom Brokaw

The achievements and significance the post World War II generation had on America as it is today is remarkable. In Tom Brokaw's book, The Greatest Generation, he describes in a very personal and detailed way, the lives of a handful of World War II veterans, some famous and others unknown, but all had a great impact on our lives.
Throughout the book, Brokaw is trying to illustrate to us how these men delivered under enormous and constant pressure, and he does so effectively throughout this book. The men and women described in this book displayed an almost unfathomable amount of courage. …