| Description |
viii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Documents of the Nanking Safety Zone / edited by Hsü Shuhsi -- The family letters of Dr. Robert Wilson -- Judgment of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East -- The dissenting opinion of Radhabinod Pal |
| Summary |
Offers an in-depth examination of the horrific massacres carried out by the Japanese in Nanking in 1937. Challenges the prevailing view that the Rape of Nanking was a deliberate, planned effort on the part of the Japanese military, and concludes that it was instead a tragedy of conventional warfare |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 -- Sources
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Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Atrocities -- Sources
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| SUBJECT |
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) -- History -- Sources
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| Genre/Form |
Sources
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History.
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Sources.
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Sources (form)
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| Author |
Brook, Timothy, 1951-
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| LC no. |
99054728 |
| ISBN |
0472111345 |
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9780472111343 |
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0472086626 |
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9780472086627 |
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