Baby Boomers - Polischuk

I have often wondered about the period of time defining the baby boom generation. I wasn't sure if it was the period of time directly following the end of World War II when those of my parents' generation picked up their lives and made up for the lost time after several years of separation. The other time period included the economic "boom" years of the 1950s when U.S. manufacturing might was virtually unchallenged throughout the world and "Father knew best" (at least in the 1950s TV series starring Robert Young).