Of War & Weddings; A Legacy of Two Fathers [Paperback]

Jerry Yellin (Author), 1stWorld Publishing (Creator), 1stWorld Library (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 2009

Of War and Weddings is a moving and compelling true story of bitter wartime enemies who find peace through their children's marriage. A mysterious force that weaves its way into the lives of the Yellin and Yamakawa families ends up healing the wounds of war and nurturing a legacy of freedom and understanding for the children of America and Japan. We experience Jerry Yellin's destiny from childhood to retirement. We feel his joys, his loves, and his pains. We experience the process of healing as it occurs and are moved to discover that the legacy of two fathers is an inheritance intended for us all.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: 1st World Publishing (February 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421890755
• ISBN-13: 978-1421890753
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WWII Veteran's Legacy of Peace and Understanding, April 13, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Of War & Weddings: A Legacy of Two Fathers (Hardcover)

Of War and Weddings by Jerry Yellin 1995 Sunstar Publishing, Ltd. Of War and Weddings, A Legacy of Two Fathers is Jerry Yellin's legacy to his family, to his country and to the nation of Japan. The book is not just Yellin's extraordinary story of his experiences as a fighter pilot in the Pacific during World War II. it is also a story of the prejudice spawned by war and carried in the hearts of two war veterans, both military pilots, one Japanese and one American. Through the marriage of their children, the two fathers learn to make peace with their war experiences and allow the burdens of hatred for a nation and for a race to be lifted from their lives. With fascinating detail and moving honesty, Yellin navigates deftly in time between escorting B-29 bombers in raids on Tokyo in 1945, and visiting a rebuilt Tokyo on business and family trips in the 1980's. In the end, he has escorted readers on a journey which takes them through the darkness of war and brings them to the light of acceptance, understanding, and peace.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Father, April 24, 2001

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Steven Yellin (Fairfield, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of War & Weddings: A Legacy of Two Fathers (Hardcover)

My father wrote this book. It is an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man. It reveals to us the fact that we are all really connected on a deep level and that war is such a cruel experience for anyone to go through.

50 years my father fought against the Japanese. Now they are his in-laws. What a co-existence of opposites! This is a wonderful book about how a man can fight against a whole country and then 40 years later fall in love with the people and the culture he fought against. Be ready for an emotional ride and a wonderful ending.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves to be a classic, August 6, 2010

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Occasional Critic "skypilot" (Northville, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Of War & Weddings; A Legacy of Two Fathers (Paperback)

My father flew P-51's in the 78th Fighter Squadron with Jerry Yellin off Iwo Jima. So it was with great anticipation that I opened this book. Thoughtful, insightful, poingant ... I could offer a long list of adjetives but it would not be sufficient to explain how this book touched me. It helped me understand both war and peace, and it helped me understand my father, who died young in 1976. He, too, became a writer, and was on his way to great things when cancer struck him down. One can't help but think, especially given the utter trash that makes up 75% of what comes out of Hollywood, that "Of War & Weddings" would make a terrific movie, one that could influence generations to come for the better. Maybe it can still happen. I took the time to find Jerry and meet him and his lovely wife at their home in Florida. Truly gracious people. Jerry stands as a true spokeman for the greatest generation.