The Greatest Generation With Tom Brokaw - 3 Disc DVD Box Set
They came of age during the Great Depression, fought to preserve freedom in World War II
and went on to build modern America. Ordinary men and women whose everyday lives of duty,
achievement and courage gave us the world we have today.
Disc 1: The Greatest Generation With Tom Brokaw
: 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.
Disc 2: The Greatest Generation Speaks
: Tom Brokaw's follow-up to his original Greatest Generation special. In this documentary,
a woman whose father died piloting a bomber over Europe is visited by Brokaw and shares family
snapshots and a home movie of the father she never knew. Research into her father's fatal
mission led her to survivors from his crew, and the camera follows as she meets elderly veterans
who tell her firsthand of her father's heroism.
D-Day: A Leap Into History -
Tom Brokaw's special marking the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. "Leap" features interviews with three
members of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, who discuss their harrowing descent into enemy
gunfire, their lifelong friendships and their special bonds with French villagers who greeted them
as liberators and saved their lives.
Disc 3: The Greatest Generation - Memories of WWII
: Experience the crucible of World War II as some of the greatest generation share their personal
stories and experiences. Includes GIs, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.
- Over 6 1/2 Hours Running Time
- Color and Black/White Footage
- Makes An Excellent Gift
- Compatible With NTSC and PAL Formats – Playable Worldwide
