num_pages: 290
description: In December 1937, the Japanese army invaded the ancient city of Nanking, systematically raping, torturing, and murdering more 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.
language: English
title: The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
titlecomplete: The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
genres: Asia, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Historical, Politics, Japan, War, China, History, World War II
ratings_count: 39156
places: Nanjing
publisher: Penguin Books