Born Of War: Based On A True Story of American-Chinese Friendship

by David E. Feldman

Born of War is . . . based on a true story of lifelong friendship between American GIs and their new Chinese friends who live in Kunming, near the 14th Army Air Corps base, aka The Flying Tigers.Born of War is . . . a love a Jewish-American boy from Brooklyn leaves the woman he loves to go off to war. Frances insists he lacks the social conscience to be the kind of man she would marry. Just when he has given up hope, Henry finds support in the last place he expects.Born of War is . . . a socio-political commentary. Despite the Armys stern warnings to the contrary, Henry and Jake find themselves involved in internal Chinese politics and, ultimately, at Mao Zedongs dinner table.The friendship that springs up between Henry, his friend Jake Singer, and Neil Ku Nuli, Mr. and Mrs. Ai, Chong Lingxiu and others changes all their lives, and ultimately, joyfully reunites them all 30 years later.Written from many hours of taped interviews with veterans and Chinese citizens, the main plotline of Born of War is based on actual events.In 1999, Born of War was serialized in Points East, the publication of the Sino-Judaic Institute.

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2001

About the author

David E. Feldman has written 8 books of his own and has ghostwritten twelve others.

His books include: Not Today-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 1; A Gathering Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 2; A Sickening Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 3; A Biological Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 4; A Special Storm-Dora Ellison Mystery Book 5; Pilgrimage from Darkness Nuremberg to Jerusalem; Bad Blood, a Long Island Mystery; Born of War: Based on a True Story of American Chinese Friendship; How to Be Happily Married.

David's film, Everyone Deserves a Decent Life (directed, produced) won the Alfred Fortunoff Humanitarian Film Award at the Long Island Film Expo, 2014.

His film, Let Me Out! (Written, directed, produced) won Best Psychological Thriller at the 2009 New York International Film Festival.

His play, Love Lives On, was a winner of the inaugural Artists In Partnership Inaugural Playwriting Contest. He has also been the owner of eFace Media (eface.com) since 1989.