The book is not a novel, but more of a historic documentary. It is not about the war, but the people that were in it. Greatest Generation has seven different sections: Ordinary People, which shows the lives of citizens who contributed to the war and came home to lead normal lives; Home Front, about those who experience the change America went through as a nation at home; Heroes, both the decorated and the unsung of the war; Women in Uniform and Our, talks of the sacrifices of the mothers, wives, and girlfriends as they either supported the cause by filling spots in factories, or fought to get a taste of action as a nurse on the front line or as a WAVE; Shame, which addresses the disgraceful way that the minoritities, namely Negroes and Japanese were treated d

, because in a deep sense they didn't think that what they were doing was that special because everyone else was doing it too...I suggest you now begin to ask the questions and hear the stories that have been locked in memory for far too long." This generation of Americans was extremely humble. Most who served in the forces preformed daily tactics that would earn most people under 50 brag right for at least most of their lives. However, those who faced death and crushing sorrow every day for four years keep their remorse or pride silent. My grandfather was stationed in the Pacific for most of the war, when I was younger and asked him about his experience, he showed me a picture of him and his war buddies in front of their plane, but told me no more of that time. No one wants to revisit the days when their fellow soldiers, some closer that brothers, fell at their side, fighting for the same cause and deserving to live just as much as those who survived.

The Arena explores the world of politics and how it changed once veterans were put into position.

uring the war; Love, Marriage and Commitment , tells the stories of the lost and found romances of the war, and the need for couples and families to stay together; Famous People show the lives of celebrities that served;!

The Greatest Generation had an extremely p

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