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In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered--a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Using extensive interviews with... read more

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THE CHRONICLE of humankind's cruelty to fellow humans is a long and sorry tale.

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  1. Iris Chang (Author)
 

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