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 …showed first 75 words of 718 total…

…showed last 75 words of 718 total…is an effective description of the actions of the "greatest generation". They fought for our country, against immeasurable odds, and succeeded. They were able to rise from the ashes of an America devastated by the repercussions of the great depression, and lead our country against "the two most powerful and ruthless military machines ever assembled". These men and women showed the characteristics of heroes and will forever live in our history as "the greatest generation".