Documents on the Rape of Nanking

Name: Documents on the Rape of Nanking
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ISBN: 9780472086627

ISBN-10: 0472086626

ISBN-13: 9780472086627

Edition: 1999

Authors: Timothy Brook

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The Japanese Army's invasion of China in 1937 was the first step toward a hemispheric war that would last until the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. What ended in one atrocity began with another: the savage military takeover of China's capital city, which quickly became known as the Rape of Nanking. The Japanese Army's conduct from December 1937 to February 1938 constitutes one of the most barbarous events not just of the war but of the century. The violence was documented at the time and then redocumented during the war crimes trial in Tokyo after the war. This book brings together materials from both moments to provide the first comprehensive dossier of primary sources on…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 12/3/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia.



Introduction: Documenting the Rape of Nanking



The Records


Documents of the Nanking Safety Zone


The Family Letters of Dr. Robert Wilson



The Judgments


Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East


The Dissenting Opinion of Radhabinod Pal


Index of Names


Index of Organizations