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The rape of Nanking : the forgotten holocaust of World War II / Iris Chang.

Chang, Iris. (Author).

Summary:

Details the massacre that took place in December 1937 when the Japanese army overthrew the ancient city of Nanking, China, and raped, tortured, and murdered over 300,000 civilians; examining the atrocity from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers, the Chinese civilians, and the Europeans and Americans who created a safety zone for survivors.

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  • ISBN: 0465068359
  • ISBN: 9780465068357
  • ISBN: 0141007885
  • ISBN: 9780141007885
  • Physical Description: xi, 290 pages : illustration, map ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-283) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The path to Nanking -- Six weeks of terror -- The fall of Nanking -- Six weeks of horror -- The Nanking safety zone -- What the world knew -- The occupation of Nanking -- Judgement day -- The fate of the survivors -- The forgotten Holocaust: a second rape.
Subject:
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937.
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > 20th century.
WAR CRIMES.
RAPE.
TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL TREATMENT.
CHINA.
JAPAN.

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