Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler DynastyPatrick Radden Keefe
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
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In December 1937, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred in the capital of China. The Japanese army swept into Nanking and not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered half of the city’s remaining population, some 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the account of this atrocity was denied by the Japanese government.
The Rape of Nanking tells the story from three perspectives: that of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, that of the Chinese civilians who endured it, and finally, that of a group of Europeans and Americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 Chinese. Among these was John Rabe, the tireless German leader of the rescue effort, whom Iris Chang called the “Oskar Schindler of China.”
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781481558976
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Luisterboek: 1 februari 2012
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
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In December 1937, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred in the capital of China. The Japanese army swept into Nanking and not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured, and murdered half of the city’s remaining population, some 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the account of this atrocity was denied by the Japanese government.
The Rape of Nanking tells the story from three perspectives: that of the Japanese soldiers who performed it, that of the Chinese civilians who endured it, and finally, that of a group of Europeans and Americans who refused to abandon the city and were able to create a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 Chinese. Among these was John Rabe, the tireless German leader of the rescue effort, whom Iris Chang called the “Oskar Schindler of China.”
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781481558976
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 1 februari 2012
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Liz Yaela Lynn
5 jun 2022
Content warning: every horribly thing you can imagine. Do not read if you can not handle pain or suffering on any level. 5 stars might be unconventional for this type of book but for anyone who is even remotely interested in WW2, you should read this. Anybody who does not handle blood, gore, horror, pain or torture well, DO NOT GO NEAR THIS.
Jo
19 apr 2020
Very very good book. Never heard of the Nanking tragedy before. Shocking. Impressive research translated to a very accesible read. I’m very distraught by Japan’s refusal to take responsibility and denial/whitewashing of the events in Nanking till today. Everybody should read this, or at least be informed!
Ellie
15 mrt 2020
Eye-opening and infuriating. The book is 22 years old when the Nanking Massacre was not as well-known as it is today (granted, it’s hardly common knowledge right now as well), but it aged well. It’s hard to say I enjoyed reading it, because of the subject matter, but it definitely was engrossing and nauseating. I hope more people pick this up and find out more about this tragic event. If we don’t learn history, we can’t learn from our mistakes.
Amorena
18 mrt 2023
InformatiefMindblowingIncredible, wonderfully researched and well written, it was long overdue for a groundbreaking piece like it to gain attention in the west
Lily
12 apr 2024
A heavy read but very necessary
Pieter
24 mei 2023
Zet aan tot denkenVerdrietigNot for the faint hearted…
Johan
27 jan 2022
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