Yokohama gaijin

Yokohama Gaijin is George Lavrov's personal story, told from his own eyewitness account. It recounts the horrror of WWII carpet bombings of Japanese cities, including the tragic loss of his elder brother, Konstantin, who was killed instantly when a bomb from an American B-29 bomber made a direct hit on the Lavrov residence in Yokohama, Japan, on May 29th, 1945, the harsh wartime treatment of gaijin (foreign) residents of Japan and much more. It is the ture story of a stateless White Russian and his family, as they coped through some of the most difficult times of the 20th century -- The WWII period in Japan and the postwar years that followed. But it's also a story of faith and hope in the future -- a future that spelled AMERICA and a successful career in teh international business world -- Publisher's description.