1st Edition
Reagan’s “Boys” and the Children of the Greatest Generation U.S. World War II Memory, 1984 and Beyond
By Jonathan M. Bullinger
Copyright 2020
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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During the 1980s and 1990s, aging Baby Boomer parents constructed a particular type of memory as they attempted to laud their own parents’ wartime accomplishments with the label "The Greatest Generation." This book is the first to tell the entire story of this particular type of U.S. World War II memory begun by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1984, and promoted the same year by newscaster Tom... Read more
Introduction: The Mnemonic Structure Reagan, Ambrose, Spielberg, and Brokaw Built
1. World War II: Memory, Propaganda, and Nostalgia
2. Reagan and Brokaw in 1984
3. Stephen E. Ambrose and Brokaw’s 1994 D-Day Commemoration
4. 1998: Spielberg’s Film and Brokaw’s Book
5. Remembering World War II, 1999–2010
Conclusion: The Future of World War II Memory
Biography
Jonathan M. Bullinger is currently a lecturer at SUNY Geneseo.
