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The rape of Nanking : the forgotten holocaust of World War II

Author: Iris Chang
Publisher: New York, NY : BasicBooks, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Chang, Iris.
Rape of Nanking.
New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997
(OCoLC)605161238
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Iris Chang
ISBN: 0465068359 9780465068357
OCLC Number: 37281852
Description: xi, 290 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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.
Responsibility: Iris Chang.
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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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