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

By: Publication details: New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 290 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0465068359
  • 9780465068357
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Rape of Nanking.DDC classification:
  • 951.04/2 21
LOC classification:
  • DS796.N2 C44 1997
  • DS797.56.N365 C434 1997
Contents:
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.
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-283) and index.

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.

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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