Month: November 2016
The Rape of Nanking
In the western world when anyone thinks of wartime atrocities their mind immediately goes to the Holocaust during World War II. The systematic extermination of Jewish people by Hitler’s Nazi regime is widely considered one of the most abominable acts of violence by man against other men in the history of the world. The Rape … Continue reading “The Rape of Nanking” Continue reading →
The Rape of Nanking
In the western world when anyone thinks of wartime atrocities their mind immediately goes to the Holocaust during World War II. The systematic extermination of Jewish people by Hitler’s Nazi regime is widely considered one of the most abominable acts of violence by man against other men in the history of the world. The Rape … Continue reading “The Rape of Nanking”
Nanjing Massacre: Fact or Fiction
The articles and video provided to us discussed the Japanese assault on Nanjing. During the late 1930’s, Japan started to invade China, they had set their sights on Nanjing. Nanjing was the capital of China until the government moved the capital more inland from the Japanese. When the Japanese reached Nanjing there appears to be … Continue reading “Nanjing Massacre: Fact or Fiction” Continue reading →
Nanjing Massacre: Fact or Fiction
The articles and video provided to us discussed the Japanese assault on Nanjing. During the late 1930’s, Japan started to invade China, they had set their sights on Nanjing. Nanjing was the capital of China until the government moved the capital more inland from the Japanese. When the Japanese reached Nanjing there appears to be … Continue reading “Nanjing Massacre: Fact or Fiction”
Mass Murder on a Monday Morning
On the Monday morning, December 13, 1937, the 6th, 16th, and 116th divisions of the Japanese Imperial Army entered the city of Nanjing. Later that afternoon two Japanese Imperial Navy fleets arrived in the Yangtze River. The shattered Chinese army … Continue reading →
The Nanking Massacre (?)
From 1931-1932, the Japanese Imperial army took over Manchuria, and in July of 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War began. In December of this war, a battle occurred in Nanking between the Chinese and Japanese. Or was it a massacre of the Chinese by the Japanese? In her book, “The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust […]
The Nanking Massacre (?)
From 1931-1932, the Japanese Imperial army took over Manchuria, and in July of 1937, the Second Sino-Japanese War began. In December of this war, a battle occurred in Nanking between the Chinese and Japanese. Or was it a massacre of the Chinese by the Japanese? In her book, “The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust […]
The Past is gone from those who Ignore it
From late 1937 to early 1938, a genocide occurred in Manchuria, China and is named the Rape of Nanjing. There exists enormous evidence to support this statement in the form of photographs, oral histories, public records, diary accounts, and more. Continue reading The Past is gone from those who Ignore it→
The Atrocity Japan Tried to Hide
Although the United States did not fully enter WWII until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 the war had started earlier in Europe and Asia. The start of WWII began in Asia when Japan started to occupy Manchuria in 1931 (Chang, 3). Other parts of China started to fall to the […]
Forgotten Holocaust
From the American perspective, when one mentions atrocities committed during the Second World War, the mind jumps to Nazi Germany and their attempted extermination of Jews and all other groups that threatened to disturb their ethnic purity and destiny of domination. Next, the mind may land on the Soviets under Stalin, who killed around 40…
