I Remain The Luckiest Guy I Know.

There Has Never Been A Military Operation Remotely Approaching The Scale And The Complexity Of D-day. It Involved 176,000 Troops, More Than 12,000 Airplanes, Almost 10,000 Ships, Boats, Landing Craft, Frigates, Sloops, And Other Special Combat Vessels--all Involved In A Surprise Attack On The Heavily Fortified North Coast Of France, To Secure A Beachhead In The Heart Of Enemy-held Territory So That The March To Germany And Victory Could Begin. It Was Daring, Risky, Confusing, Bloody, And Ultimately Glorious [p.25]

The Response To 'the Greatest Generation' And The Books That Followed Has Been One Of The Most Satisfying Experiences Of My Life.

The Wwii Generation Shares So Many Common Values: Duty, Honor, Country, Personal Responsibility And The Marriage Vow " For Better Or For Worse--it Was The Last Generation In Which, Broadly Speaking, Marriage Was A Commitment And Divorce Was Not An Option

The Favourite Bumper Sticker In Washington D.c. Right Now Is One That Says 'first Iraq, Then France'

Ratings To Me Are A Little Like The Chinese Government. I Don't Fully Understand What Makes A Rating Go. I Don't Know What Makes The American Television Audience Respond To One Person And Not T Another. There Very Seldom Are Great Differences Between Many Television Personalities.