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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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0465068359
  • ISBN: 9780465068357
  • Physical Description: xi, 290 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : BasicBooks, [1997]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
Target Audience Note:
1280L Lexile
Subject: Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937.
War crimes.
Rape as a weapon of war.
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History.
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > 20th century.
Nanjing Shi (China) > History.

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