The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

Iris Chang

331 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective slow-paced

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In December 1937, the Japanese army invaded the ancient city of Nanking, systematically raping, torturing, and murdering more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. This book tells the story from three perspectives: of the Japanese soldiers who performed...

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