Since joining NBC News in 1966, he has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including the Emmy, the Peabody, and the duPont. The current anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw talked recently in Washington with Naval History Editor Fred L. Schultz about how and why he came to write The Greatest Generation , his tribute to the people who emerged from the Great Depression and World War II to build today's modern society.
Naval History : Since you've never served in the military, some people might wonder why you wrote a book like this.
