{"product_id":"rape-of-nanking","title":"Rape of Nanking","description":"The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal―and forgotten―massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II.\n\"A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror.\" ―Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb\nIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered―a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.\nHistorian Iris Chang tells the story from three perspectives: that of the Japanese soldiers, that of the Chinese, and that of a group of Westerners who refused to abandon the city and created a safety zone that saved almost 300,000 Chinese.\nMore than just narrating the details of an orgy of violence, in The Rape of Nanking Chang analyzes the militaristic culture that fostered in the Japanese soldiers a total disregard for human life. It also tells of the concerted effort during the Cold War on the part of the West and even China to stifle open discussion of this atrocity.\nDrawing on extensive interviews with survivors and documents brought to light for the first time, Iris Chang’s classic is the definitive history of this horrifying episode.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0465068367\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0465068367.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Chang, Iris\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41645429424186,"sku":"DBV.0465068367.G","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0465068367-0.jpg?v=1789189523","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/rape-of-nanking","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}