The Rape Of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II
In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered—a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Using extensive...
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In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered—a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Using extensive interviews with survivors and newly discovered documents, Iris Chang has written the definitive history of this horrifying episode.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780465068364 (0465068367)
Publish date: January 10th 2012
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 360
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
War,
Military,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
World War II,
Japan,
Military History,
China
By far the most painful book I have ever read and yet a book that should be READ, passed on, READ, passed on, READ and passed on and ON so that new generations of people learn what those forever silent can't relate to their loved ones because they themselves have been Massacred I came across this b...
The "Rape of Nanking" refers to the astounding atrocities committed by invading Japanese soldiers during the first several weeks of their occupation of Nanking, then China's capital, slaughtering perhaps half the city's population. From 250 to 350 thousand non-combatants killed and 20 to 80 thousand...
Beginning in 1937 and continuing until 1945, Japan controlled the capital city of Nationalist China, Nanking. They had already conquered Shanghai. This military effort was part of their ongoing design to conquer Asia. Their barbarism has largely remained unknown because of political efforts to silen...
2013 April 14I've been not grabbing this off my bedside table for weeks now. Last night I managed to read the photo captions, but I had to put it aside after that. It is easier to read stories of atrocities when there is some hope of some kind of happier ending. Maybe I'll get back to it someday, bu...
Horrific images but excellent historical documentation.
11 years ago
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