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The Rape of Nanking

The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

The Rape of Nanking( )
Author: Chang, Iris
ISBN:978-0-465-02825-2
Publication Date:Mar 2014
Publisher:Basic Books
Book Format:Digital download
List Price:USD $65.00
Book Description:

The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal--and forgotten--massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II, "piecing together the abundant eyewitness reports into an undeniable tapestry of horror". (Adam Hochschild, Salon) In December 1937, one of the most horrific atrocities in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of...
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Book Details
Pages:360
Detailed Subjects: History / Asia / China
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.25 Inches
Author Biography
Chang, Iris (Author)
Iris Chang was born in China, but emigrated to the United States with her parents while she was still a child. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where her parents were professors, and received a masters degree from Johns Hopkins University. She is a freelance writer who regularly works with The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and the Associated Press

Chang's books include Thread of the Silkworm and The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. The Rape of Nanking, in particular, involved extensive research both in the United States and abroad. It recounts the Japanese rape and slaughter of the captive population of Nanking, China, in December, 1937 and the early part of 1938. Through the book and her lectures on the subject, Chang has been instrumental in helping the world remember the atrocities of Nanking.

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