The Greatest Generation
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The Greatest Generation is a nonfiction book by journalist Tom Brokaw that profiles and celebrates Americans who grew up during the Great Depression and served in World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Greatest Generation canonical | 3 |
| The Greatest Generation Speaks | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3998211 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Greatest Generation Context triple: [Tom Brokaw, notableWork, The Greatest Generation]
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A.
Life During Wartime
"Life During Wartime" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw energy and association with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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B.
The American Dream
The American Dream is a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee that satirically critiques the emptiness and materialism underlying mid-20th-century American family life and values.
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C.
The Longest Day
The Longest Day is a 1962 epic war film dramatizing the D-Day landings in Normandy, renowned for its large ensemble cast and detailed, multi-perspective depiction of the invasion.
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D.
After the War
After the War is a 1989 Australian drama film set in post–World War II Melbourne, exploring the lives of European immigrants and their families as they adjust to a new country and lingering wartime trauma.
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E.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Greatest Generation Target entity description: The Greatest Generation is a nonfiction book by journalist Tom Brokaw that profiles and celebrates Americans who grew up during the Great Depression and served in World War II.
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A.
Life During Wartime
"Life During Wartime" is a punk rock song by the American band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw energy and association with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
-
B.
The American Dream
The American Dream is a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee that satirically critiques the emptiness and materialism underlying mid-20th-century American family life and values.
-
C.
The Longest Day
The Longest Day is a 1962 epic war film dramatizing the D-Day landings in Normandy, renowned for its large ensemble cast and detailed, multi-perspective depiction of the invasion.
-
D.
After the War
After the War is a 1989 Australian drama film set in post–World War II Melbourne, exploring the lives of European immigrants and their families as they adjust to a new country and lingering wartime trauma.
-
E.
The World of the Four Freedoms
The World of the Four Freedoms is a political and diplomatic study by U.S. statesman Sumner Welles that explores the principles and postwar vision embodied in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical collection
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history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith | NBC News ⓘ |
| author | Tom Brokaw ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Americans who grew up during the Great Depression
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Americans who served in World War II ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ journalism ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Greatest Generation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Greatest Generation Speaks
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| influencedBy | Tom Brokaw's experiences as a journalist covering World War II veterans ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketReception | bestseller ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableConcept | moral character of World War II generation ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing the term "Greatest Generation" for World War II–era Americans ⓘ |
| portrays |
civilians contributing to the war effort
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combat veterans of World War II ⓘ families on the American home front ⓘ nurses and support personnel in World War II ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| relatedWork | An Album of Memories ⓘ |
| setting |
United States in World War II
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surface form:
United States during World War II
United States during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| structure | series of individual profiles and narratives ⓘ |
| subject |
American social history
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American soldiers ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ World War II ⓘ World War II home front ⓘ
surface form:
home front in World War II
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| theme |
collective responsibility
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duty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ resilience ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ World War II era ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Americans who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Greatest Generation Description of subject: The Greatest Generation is a nonfiction book by journalist Tom Brokaw that profiles and celebrates Americans who grew up during the Great Depression and served in World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Greatest Generation Speaks
this entity surface form:
The Greatest Generation Speaks