The Rape of Nanking

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In December 1937, the Japanese army invaded the ancient city of Nanking, systematically raping, torturing, and murdering than 300,000 Chinese civilians This book tells the story from three perspectives of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, of the Chinese civilians who endured it, and of a group of Europeans and Americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved many. Free Download [ The Rape of Nanking ] author [ Iris Chang ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Gripping As a Japanese, it pisses me off how history turned out for the Class A war criminals who never got reprimanded or punished after the war, and it pisses me off all thefor the government s steady and FUCKED UP denial of its past war crimes Both the ultranationalists and those conservative politicians who outright label the incident a mere fabrication and lie deserve to die right away without mercy of any kind In Germany, it s punishable by law to deny Holocaust In Japan, the Gripping As a Japanese, it pisses me off how history turned out for the Class A war criminals who never got reprimanded or punished after the war, and it pisses me off all thefor the government s steady and FUCKED UP denial of its past war crimes Both the ultranationalists and those conservative politicians who outright label the inciden...Any comments regarding politics will be dealt with Flagged, blocked, accompanied by one of my endlessly innovative insults Take your political opinions elsewhere, the few of you who think this is bloody Facebook I m not interestedAlmost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances A beloved European friend, who s currently living in Changzhou, has been pestering me to read this book for months I was unwilling Of c Any comments regarding politics will be dealt with Flagged, blocked, accompanied by one of my endlessly innovative insults Take your political opinions elsewhere, the few of you who think this is bloody Facebook I m not interestedAlmost all people have this potential for evil, which would be unleashed only under certain dangerous social circumstances A beloved European friend, who s currently living in Changzhou, has been pestering me to read this book for months I...Iris Chang committed suicide I can t help wondering if doing the research for this book didn t create or deepen her depression She was an obviously passionate person and turning that passion loose on uncovering what really happened in Nanking in December 1937 must have shook her deeply.Just reading it shook me deeply.As a history major in college, I was aware of the allegations against the Japanese in WWII, not just in Nanking but all over S.E Asia As an ongoing student of WWII and someone w Iris Chang committed suicide I can t help wondering if doing the research for this book didn t create or deepen her depre...By far the most painful book I have ever read and yet a book that should be READ, passed on, READ, passed on, READ and passed on and ON so that new generations of people learn what those forever silent can t relate to their loved ones because they themselves have been Massacred I came across this book having just finished White Chrysanthemum a historical fiction account of The Comfort Women and wanting to readon this time in history I found this book.The Nanking Massacre was an episode of By far the most painful book I have ever read and yet a book that should be READ, passed on, READ, passed on, READ and passed on and ON so that new gen...A dark rabbit hole into the abyss, this is Or, as Jaidee says we suck as a species In December 1937 Japanese troops advanced from Shanghai to Nanjing All of the sickeningly familiar war crime atrocities occurred It s like there s a template or step by step guide that gets followed.Chang s research found the diary of John Rabe which provides an improbable ray of hope in all the atrocious horror.The Nazi Who Saved NankingPerhaps the most fascinating character to emerge from the history of th A dark rabbit hole into the abyss, this is Or, as Jaidee says we suck as a species In December 1937 Japanese troops advanced from Shanghai to Nanjing All of the sickeningly f...Is JeSuisCharlie still trending on Twitter Or, rather, is it still fashionable to bleat and moan about freedom of speech without mention of the First Amendment Zones in Ferguson, the labeling of protesters as looters and militants by mass media, this particular gem of a post, and so many other violations of the right to speak that aren t saturated enough with European imperialism to merit the world s attention Just look how the Boko Haram massacre of thousands was received by a world in mou Is JeSuisCharlie still trending on Twitter Or, rather, is it still fashionable to bleat and moan about freedom of speech without mention of the First Amendment Zones in Ferguson, the labeling of protesters as looters and militants by mass media, this particular gem of a post, and so many other violations of the right to speak that aren t saturated enough with European imperialism to m...I read this book in 1999 and was surprised to find that it was not on my GR list I was not writing detailed reviews at the time so my single paragraph will have to suffice, but I did take down a few significant passages from the book, and pasted those at the bottom.This book tells of the Japanese destruction, truly a rape of Nanking in December 1937 It is estimated that up to 350,000 people were murdered within a few wee...Okay, I waited for the holiday season to be over before I put this review The review contains information of gruesome violence and depressing images If you want to stay in good mood, don t read it I don t think it will change anything view spoilerThe Japanese, I learned, sliced babies not just in half but in thirds and fourths, they said the Yangtze River ran red with blood for days Chinese witnesses saw Japanese rape girls under ten years of age...ETA There is muchin this book than the simple listing of atrocities committed How came it to be that the Japanese soldiers lost all natural sense of right and wrong Why did the world look away Why has punishment never been allotted What can be done to prevent this from happening again All of these questions are addressed in the book Michael, I am adding this for you EVERYBODY should read this book Yes, that means YOU I am annoyed at myself I have had this on ETA There is muchin this book than the simple listing of atrocities committed How came it to be th...Rape of Nanking is mainly discussing TWO injustice set of actions by Japanese officials to Nanking population including some foreigners This book discuss some Westerners that saved many lives, and of course regarding Nanking massacre it is unavoidable to mention International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone The FIRST injustice is the massacre itself at late 1937 early 1938 If you don t aware about the incident, this book is an eye opening And you don t have to stop with this book in Rape of Nanking is mainly discussing TWO injustice set of actions by Japanese officials to Nanking population including some foreigners This book discuss some Westerners that saved many lives, and of course regarding Nanking massacre it is unavoidable to mention International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone The FIRST injustice is the massacre itself at late 1937 early 1938 If you don t aware about the incident, this book is an eye opening And you don t have to stop with this book in this internet era, at least you could check other sources regarding the incident.The SECOND injustice is the attempts to cover up the incident in history lessons, general people awareness, etc In WW2people died in Asia Pacific region than in European region, but less general knowledge history known for Asia Pacific Until the book had published, Japanese government still don t commit to fulfil...

The Rape of Nanking
  • English
  • 09 October 2017
  • Paperback
  • 290 pages
  • 0140277447
  • Iris Chang
  • The Rape of Nanking