An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest

An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation

Ã¢Â€ÂœI cannot go anywhere in America without people wanting to share their wartime experiences....The stories and the lessons have emerged from long-forgotten letters home, from reunions of old buddies and outfits, from unpublished diaries and home-published memoirs....As the stories in this album of memories remind us, it truly was an American experience, from the centers of power to the most humble corners of the land.Ã¢Â€Â
Ã¢Â€Â”Tom Brokaw

In this beautiful American family album of stories from the Greatest Generation, the history of life as it was lived during the Depression and World War II comes alive and is preserved in peopleÃ¢Â€Â™s own words. Photographs and time lines also commemorate important dates and events. An Army Air Corps veteran who enlisted in 1941 at age seventeen writes to describe the Bataan Death March. A black nurse tells of her encounter with wartime segregation. Other members of the Greatest Generation describe their warÃ¢Â€Â”in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and MidwayÃ¢Â€Â”as well as their lives on the home front. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor, moving on through the war years in Europe, in the Pacific, and at home, this unique book preserves a peopleÃ¢Â€Â™s rich historical heritage and the legacy of a nationÃ¢Â€Â™s heroism in war and its courage in peaceÃ¢Â€Â”in the shaping of their lives and of the world we have today.

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9780375760419
Color	Multicolor
IsAdultProduct
Height	9.2
Length	6.2
Weight	1.10010668738
Width	0.85
ReleaseDate	2002-04-30
NumberOfItems	1

An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation

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