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

Informationen zum Autor Iris Chang (1968-2004) lived and worked in California. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana, she was the recipient of the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation's Program on Peace and International Cooperation award, as well as major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Pacific Cultural Foundation, and the Harry Truman Library.  Klappentext This "New York Times" national bestseller recounts the forgotten story of the brutal massacre of 300,000 Chinese civilians by the Japanese army. "Anyone interested in the relation between war, self-righteousness, and the human spirit will find "The Rape of Nanking" of fundamental importance".--Ross Terrill, author of "China in Our Time". of photos. Vorwort 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Iris Chang
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 13 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2012
• EAN: 9780465068364
• ISBN: 978-0-465-06836-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 210 mm x 26 mm
• Series: PublicAffairs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General