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by: Iris Chang  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780965604925 ISBN: 0965604926 Label: Penguin Books Manufacturer: Penguin Books Number Of Pages: 290 Publication Date: 1997 Publisher: Penguin Books Studio: Penguin Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Includes a section of photo plates. In December of 1937, Nanking was the site of one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarities. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city and within weeks not only looted and burned the city, but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, at the time of the writing of this book, the Japanese government still denied this atrocity. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - AP World History Review: Nanking Book ReviewAlthough Iris Chang, the author of "The Rape of Nanking," created a well written historical novel, his explanation of the rather horrible event is somewhat graphic and repetitive. The chapters all explained the same event from many different points of view regarding the Japanese attack on the city of Nanking and participation during the Cold War. Some included more detail than others. However, the facts and information remained steadfast, interesting, and appealing. It was somewhat fascinating to ... Read More Rating:  - A Brave Book by a Very Brave WomanMy mother was raised during the War, and my grandfather was a Chinese soldier. My mother told me a chilling story of how my grandfather handed my grandmother a pistol, and told her, "Don't let the Japanese touch our daughters." Despite growing up and hearing dreadful stories about Japanese war atocities, there are no memorials, and no appolgies. I have been to Japan twice, and it is a country which has erased the memory of its past. Tokyo is an ultra-modern city with few historic references. ... Read More Rating: - Forgotten Horror RevisitedAuthor Chang has taken on a monumental task in trying to bring into world-wide consciousness the murder, rape and humiliation visited on the Chinese population of Nanking by Japanese soldiers in late 1937 and early 1938. Despite the fact that a number of Japanese officers were ultimately executed for these crimes after war crimes trials in both Nanking and Tokyo after the war, a number of political events of the time lessened the notoriety this horror deserved. While a very well done effort to cover the who, ... Read More 
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