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The Rape of Nanking

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang, Anna Fields · 1998 · 304 pages

Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937History

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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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