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''']''' was also used for referring to this incident as a book bearing the same title was published in 1998. ''']''' was also used for referring to this incident as a book bearing the same title was published in 1998.


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*The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang, William C. Kirby; Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN 0140277447; (November 1998)

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*Book: ''The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II'' by Iris Chang, William C. Kirby; Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN 0140277447; (November 1998)

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The Nanjing Massacre (Rape of Nanking) refers to the widespread atrocities conducted against Chinese civilians in Nanking after its fall to Japanese troops on December 13, 1937 during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). Estimated 300,000 people were killed during the following three months (December 1937--February 1938).

Although some Japanese historians either deny the existence of atrocities or seek to minimize them, the events following the fall of Nanking are well documented by journalists and other eyewitnesses and are not disputed by most historians.

Reports by American reporters of Japanese brutality against Chinese civilians helped turn American public opinion against Japan and led to a series of events which culminated in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Rape of Nanking was also used for referring to this incident as a book bearing the same title was published in 1998.

See also: genocide

External links and references