Product Details

• Actors: Tom Brokaw
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Timeless Media Group
• DVD Release Date: June 7, 2005
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009RQSGO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,441 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Director

Tom Brokaw is one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism, Tom Brokaw has had a distinguished 38-year career at NBC News, including more than twenty years as the anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News." Even after leaving the Nightly News anchor desk, Tom continues today to approach his work with the same intensity and dedication that marked his early years at the network.

In 1998, Brokaw became a best selling author with the publication of "The Greatest Generation." Inspired by the mountain of mail he received from his first book, Brokaw wrote "The Greatest Generation Speaks" in 1999. His third book, "An Album of Memories," was published in 2001. In November 2002, his fourth best selling book "A Long Way from Home," a reflective look about growing up in the American Heartland, was released.

Product Description

In this superb documentary, Tom Brokaw travels America to tell the stories of individual men and women. You will meet people whose stories and everyday lives reveal how a generation preserved freedom in World War II and went on to build modern America.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Landmark Collection, June 9, 2005

By	Politix Fan - See all my reviews

Through his series of NBC documentaries,and his best-selling books, Tom Brokaw reminded us all of the trial, tribulations and sacrifices made by the generation that got the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War Two. Here for the first time in one DVD collection, are all three of Brokaw's "Greatest Generation" documentaries -- companions to his books that bring the emotional power of video to his stories of the average Americans who waged America's toughest battles. Brokaw brings his own personal integrity to every frame, and develops an intimate relationship with his subjects -- this allows him to delve deeply into not just war stories, but into the ways these men were changed when they came back home. Each of the three main features weaves beautifully shot interviews and contemporary scenes with remarkable archival footage of the war. This three-disc set is crammed with extras, interviews with veterans and POW camp survivors -- who describe in unforgettable details their experience in war, and their ordeals upon returning to the US. This is really a landmark collection, a must-have for any student of history, and anyone who appreciates the accomplishments of "The Greatest Generation."

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Generation, July 21, 2005

By	Shiela Koloditch - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is an excellent overview of the soldiers that served America during WWII.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HUsband loved it, December 27, 2007

By	Eva Zseller "eva" (new york) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It was part of a CHristmas present for my husband and he absolutely loved it. Great quality, quick shipping, very satisfied! Thank you!