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A review by adamgolden
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
4.0
(4.5/5★)
I picked up this book after reading the summary, genuinely surprised that I had never heard of this historical incident throughout my years of schooling, not even in passing. To think that something this monumentally atrocious occurred, and has basically been glossed over or barely mentioned in history books around the world, is both upsetting and straight up unethical. In some ways rivaling the barbarity of the Holocaust in Germany, the Rape of Nanking is truly one of the worst events to transpire in modern history. What's even worse is the cover-up of the event by the Japanese, many claiming that it never happened, or that the numbers concerning rapes/deaths are grossly exaggerated. As chilling as this book is to read, I don't think war crimes such as these should ever be forgotten, especially when higher powers are attempting to make that a reality.
I picked up this book after reading the summary, genuinely surprised that I had never heard of this historical incident throughout my years of schooling, not even in passing. To think that something this monumentally atrocious occurred, and has basically been glossed over or barely mentioned in history books around the world, is both upsetting and straight up unethical. In some ways rivaling the barbarity of the Holocaust in Germany, the Rape of Nanking is truly one of the worst events to transpire in modern history. What's even worse is the cover-up of the event by the Japanese, many claiming that it never happened, or that the numbers concerning rapes/deaths are grossly exaggerated. As chilling as this book is to read, I don't think war crimes such as these should ever be forgotten, especially when higher powers are attempting to make that a reality.