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Title: BROKAW DROPS A BOMB
Review: Colorless, poorly written collection of interviews with WWII vets held together by shaky thesis.The title refers of course to the Americans who fought WWII and prospered in post-war America. While taking nothing away from accomplishments, why are they the "greatest generation?" No generation of Americans has ever failed to answer the call to arms and perform in less than spectacular fashion. Are the Americans who fought the Germans and Japanese somehow superior to those who fought in WWI or Vietnam, or the Civil War? Did it take more courage to parachute into France than Vietnam?Let's not forget that the WWII generation also returned home at a time of unprecedented growth and oppurtunity. Not so for vets of other wars, especially vets of WWI and Vietnam.I suggest that anyone interested in books of this type try "Citizen Soldiers," or "D-day," by Stephen Ambrose, or any one of the scores of far superior books offering accounts of WWII vets.
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