Iris Chang wrote the book The Rape of Nanking, about the Nanking Massacre.
Iris Chang
The Japanese Army committed atrocities & brutality against the Chinese civilian population of the city of Nanking (Nanjing), China. This included looting, mass murder, torture & rape. It is estimated that about 300,000 men, women & children were murdered during the six week period following the city's capture on December 13, 1937. This event is most often called the "Rape of Nanking" by historians. Google "Rape of Nanking" or "Nanking Massacre" for more details.
The Bataan Death March and the Rape of Nanking .
It brought about the condemnation of the League of Nations and the embargo.
All three of these massive crimes (Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, and the Rape/Massacre of Nanking) are GENOCIDESthat took place in the first half of the 20th century.
land and power just to say my great uncle was a spy in nanjing for china. sadly he was beheaded along with his 2 children and wife. He was rather burned or thrown in the nearby river.
The Japanese Army committed atrocities & brutality against the Chinese civilian population of the city of Nanking (Nanjing), China. This included looting, mass murder, torture & rape. It is estimated that about 300,000 men, women & children were murdered during the six week period following the city's capture on December 13, 1937. This event is most often called the "Rape of Nanking" by historians. Google "Rape of Nanking" or "Nanking Massacre" for more details.
The Bataan Death March and the Rape of Nanking .
The Nanking Massacre was mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing (Nanking).
The Nanking Massacre was mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing (Nanking).
Many parts of the world did not hear about the Nanking Massacre until years after it occurred. Many people today probably still does not know the existent of the Nanking Massacre. During the massacre, the international community inside Nanking created a safety zone for refugees. To learn more, try reading "The Rape of Nanking" by Iris Chang.
The Rape of Nanking is the most infamous ; see relevant link .
Almost none: They both involved death, that's about it for similarities. The Rape of Nanking was a single action, the Holocaust was a collections of actions. The motivations for them were different, and so forth.
The Rape of Nanking , the Bataan Death March , medical experiments conducted by the infamous Unit 731 , etc . . .
It brought about the condemnation of the League of Nations and the embargo.
All three of these massive crimes (Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, and the Rape/Massacre of Nanking) are GENOCIDESthat took place in the first half of the 20th century.
The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, was a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing (Nanking), the former capital of the Republic of China, on December 13, 1937Denial of the massacre (and a divergent array of revisionist accounts of the killings) has become a staple of Japanese nationalismMany Chinese people still have a strong sense of mistrust and animosity toward Japan that originates from the memory of Japanese war crimes such as the Nanking Massacre. This sense of mistrust is strengthened by the belief that Japan is unwilling to admit to and apologize for the atrocities."Denying Genocide: The Evolution of the Denial of the Holocaust and the Nanking Massacre," college research paper by Joseph Chapel, 2004
Iris Chang was an author known for her book "The Rape of Nanking," which detailed the atrocities committed by Japanese forces in China during World War II. She also wrote about Chinese-American history in her book "The Chinese in America." Chang's work shed light on important historical events and their impact on society.