Chang, Iris
The Rape of Nanking the forgotten holocaust of World War II / Iris Chang. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997. - xi, 290 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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.
0465068359
97024137
--Jiangsu Sheng, China--1937
Massacres--China
War Crimes--China
Torture and other cruel treatment--China
History--China--20th Century
Warfare--Japan--China
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)--History.
DS796.N2 / C44 1997
951.042 Cha 15
The Rape of Nanking the forgotten holocaust of World War II / Iris Chang. - 1st ed. - New York, NY : BasicBooks, c1997. - xi, 290 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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.
0465068359
97024137
--Jiangsu Sheng, China--1937
Massacres--China
War Crimes--China
Torture and other cruel treatment--China
History--China--20th Century
Warfare--Japan--China
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)--History.
DS796.N2 / C44 1997
951.042 Cha 15