POSTWAR: A Global History of the Second World War's Legacy

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 […]

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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 […]

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→

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 […]

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…

The Second Sino-Japanese War is a conflict that lives deep in the hearts and memories of many people throughout the world. It was a monumental conflict in terms of scope of warfare and casualties, as well as the implications that resulted from it. It is odd therefor, that many people throughout the world, particularly in […]

As Masaaki put it in the opening lines of “What Really Happened in Nanking: The Refutation of a Common Myth,” “[t]he word history possesses two meanings. One is “events of the past in and of themselves.” The other is “a record of events of the past put into writing for the benefit of future generations” (historiography).” […]

Take a second to look at the picture to the right. What do you see? This picture was created to show just how things can be intentionally morphed into a totally different image. Usually these things are a product of… Continue Reading →

The Rape of Nanking has been forgotten by the majority of the world, denied by the Japanese, yet memorialized by the Chinese. The 1937 incident left an estimated 300,000 Chinese civilians dead in a matter of weeks. Sixty years later … Continue reading →

This week’s class topic does nothing short of cause an internal battle of the psyche of each reader. The recorded histories surrounding the Rape of Nanking are overwhelmed by biased, one-sided views and opinions that enter into a argument of “he-said, she-said” thwarts for public approval. The entire discussion on the Rape of Nanking might […]