rape book rape forgotten holocaust world war non fiction book written massacre massacre atrocities committed captured capital china second sino japanese war describes events leading massacre atrocities committed book presents view japanese government atrocities major english language books introduce massacre western eastern readers alike translated languages book source fame controversial received acclaim criticism public academics praised work shows clearly previous account extent brutality episode time criticized seriously flawed explanations research book credited finding diaries played important roles safety zone designated area protected chinese civilians massacre book prompted aol executive fund produce documentary film massacre inspiration child told parents escaped families china taiwan united_states world war massacre japanese babies half thirds introduction rape wrote childhood massacre remained buried mind metaphor evil searched local public libraries school found wondered written book subject massacre entered life decades later learned producers completed documentary films producers helped produce testament film contains footage shot missionary producer produced directed emperor film containing series interviews chinese american japanese citizens began talking soon connected network activists felt need document massacre december attended conference massacre held california saw heard conference motivated write rape wrote introduction book conference suddenly panic terrifying death dying human social evolution reduced history treated like harmless computer program cause problem forced world remember research spent years research book found source materials including diaries films photographs missionaries journalists military officers time massacre additionally traveled interview survivors massacre read chinese accounts confessions japanese army veterans conduct research japan left vulnerable criticisms portrayed modern japan context deals world war past research led san_francisco_chronicle article called significant discoveries subject massacre forms diaries leading efforts save lives japanese invasion diary member leader zone set protect chinese civilians diary belonged american missionary saved lives women children provided shelter diaries documented events massacre perspectives writers provided detailed accounts atrocities saw information surrounding circumstances dubbed diary pages contains detailed accounts massacre translated english published good man diaries diary recounts personal experience feelings massacre entry reads probably crime committed city today source material biography role massacre entitled american goddess rape courage book rape structured main parts uses technique called perspective events massacre different perspectives japanese military chinese victims tried help chinese civilians second concerns postwar reaction massacre especially american european governments book examines circumstances believed kept knowledge massacre public consciousness decades war atrocities book depicted detail killing torture rape occurred massacre listed described kinds torture visited residents including live death fire death ice death dogs based testimony survivor massacre described killing contest group japanese soldiers determine kill fastest rape occurred massacre wrote certainly greatest mass world history estimated number women raped ranged stated women classes raped including buddhist furthermore rape occurred locations hours young old women raped pregnant women spared wrote gang rape japanese soldiers open pregnant women ripped amusement rape victims women according book chinese men forced perform sexual acts forced commit fathers rape daughters brothers sisters sons mothers death toll wrote death toll estimates given different sources chinese military specialist proposed figure officials massacre memorial hall stated killed far_east judges concluded people killed japanese historian conducted systematic count left february estimated japanese author argued number killed book discussed research historian paper massacre population sun estimated total number people killed chinese burial records calculated number dead exceeded figure added estimates totaling given major report japanese army disposal efforts dead bodies arriving sum dead wrote compelling evidence japanese time believed death toll high cited message japan foreign minister relayed contacts month massacre january message acknowledged thousand chinese civilians slaughtered cases cold blood acclaim rape sold half million copies published according new_york_times received general critical acclaim instant celebrity awarded honorary degrees invited lectures discuss massacre shows new_york_times featured cover book best seller list weeks sold copies months hillary_clinton invited white_house historian described maybe best young historian got americans named year book popularity prompted lengthy book tour visiting cities year half book received praise news media wall_street_journal wrote comprehensive examination destruction chinese imperial city excavated terrible events took place described book crushing indictment japanese army behavior chicago_tribune called powerful new work history moral inquiry stated takes great care establish accurate accounting dimensions violence philadelphia_inquirer wrote compelling account episode recently largely forgotten animals behave way japanese troops behaved according professor history harvard_university shows clearly previous account japanese draws connections slaughter europe asia millions world war associate research center east asian research harvard_university wrote book scholarly exciting investigation work passion emeritus professor history yale_university wrote research holocaust yields new expanded telling world war reflects thorough research criticism argued book seriously flawed explanations suggested book starts fall apart tries explain massacre took place repeatedly comments japanese sees historical product centuries conditioning mass murder introduction wrote offer commentary japanese character genetic makeup people commit acts asserted problem lack training historian book dual aim passionate history pulitzer prize winning professor history stanford_university pointed noted book intended commentary japanese character wrote japanese identity bloody business martial competitions ethics warriors code making path runs japanese culture kennedy suggested accusation outrage analysis understanding book dominant motifs outrage morally necessary response insufficient professor history washington referred book half baked history criticized lack experience subject matter writing horrific event portray asian holocaust unfortunately argument trained historian wealth sources english japanese event leads errors greatly population time accepting tokyo war crimes tribunal contemporary chinese figures numbers chinese civilians soldiers killed particularly struck argument attempt charge japanese refusing accept fact rape condemnation persistent japanese refusal come terms past jeans continued calls giving lie japanese discussing interest groups japanese society things museums textbooks war memory professor history criticized work grounds japanese historical background presents simplistic inaccurate treatment modern japanese reaction massacre writes unable differentiate members fringe japanese ethnic prejudice book stating description massacre open criticism commented adequately explain massacre occurred professor described work exhibiting simple sheer historical kelly criticized lack attention detail finally kelly charged passages illustration japan kennedy criticized accusation western indifference japanese denial massacre exaggerated commenting western world fact later ignored rape entirely correct japan refused acknowledge wartime crimes let express regret argues japan remains day nation having managed avoid moral judgment world germans accept actions nightmare time according kennedy accusation cliché western criticism japan notably exemplified general thesis summarized germany remembers japan little kennedy pointed vocal japanese left long kept memory alive noting resolution japan expressed deep remorse suffering japan inflicted peoples world war clear offenses nations japanese prime ministers los_angeles_times warned bitter row book leave little written japan massacre fact holds books massacre japan wartime written liberals investigating japan wartime atrocities addition noted japanese soldiers published memoirs giving speeches interviews increasing numbers atrocities committed witnessed years government enforced denial japanese middle school textbooks carry accounts massacre accepted truth writes dozens japanese scholars actively engaged research aspect war know details massacre japanese sexual exploitation comfort women biological chemical warfare china research japanese scholars san_francisco_chronicle staff writer wrote quote secret telegram sent japan foreign minister incorrectly cited compelling evidence japanese troops killed chinese civilians according figure chinese civilians killed actually came message sent british reporter concerning deaths places additionally questioned motivation writing book wrote activist historian stating book draws emotional impetus conviction let massacre forgotten world cited japanese history professor argued photos book fake particular photo shows women children walking bridge japanese soldiers japanese rounded thousands women gang raped forced military prostitution stated photo originally appeared japanese newspaper series photos showed peaceful scenes chinese villagers japanese occupation responded criticism letter written san_francisco_chronicle letter published newspaper letter offered criticism concerning article found disturbing tendency quote right wing japanese critics demanding evidence allegations argued source cited regarded scholar japan regular contributor ultra right wing japanese publications publication published article holocaust argued gas chambers germany kill jews caused parent publisher shut publication criticism inaccurate photo disputed contention wrong wrote book dealt horror japanese invasion china reading japanese rounded thousands women gang raped forced military prostitution contained statements fact issued argument incorrectly cited telegram sent japan foreign minister wrote original figure chinese civilian deaths reported british reporter figure cited message japan foreign minister sent contacts argued figure use high ranking japanese government official evidence japanese government recognized number chinese civilian deaths finally criticized small details order draw attention away scope magnitude massacre writing common tactic holocaust reaction japan rape caused controversy japan los_angeles_times staff writer reported criticized japanese believe massacre took place japanese liberals insist massacre happened flawed scholarship damages cause associate professor asia pacific university stated work dealt severe blow great massacre school thought advocates validity findings tokyo trials tribunal convened try leaders crimes committed world war argued great massacre school forced unusual position criticising work argues larger death toll following publication rape japanese critic book translated english entitled happened common myth stated introduction convinced american researchers arrive realization violations international law magnitude alleged rape murders took place book published translated japanese language edition december problems translation efforts surfaced immediately contract signed japanese publishing book japanese literary agency informed japanese historians declined review translation professor backed pressure placed family unknown organization according japan scholar historians japan organized committee right wing scholars condemn book repeated appearances tokyo japan prevailed contracted japanese publisher book insist edit book wanted photographs alter maps publish book disagreed changes result withdrew japanese publishing book piece nonetheless published book entitled study rape professor intellectual history argued book pure witness illegal executions murders existed rape alleged tokyo trial identified historical factual errors pages book corrected books edition death book main source fame respected china raising awareness massacre western world time received hate mail primarily japanese threatening notes car believed phone tapped mother said book iris sad suffering depression diagnosed brief august began taking stabilize mood wrote shake belief recruited later persecuted forces powerful imagined cia organization know long alive forces stop committed suicide november memorial service held china survivors coinciding funeral memorial hall victims massacre memorial site built commemorate victims massacre added wing dedicated chinese garden norfolk virginia contains memorial added memorial dedicated including latest victim massacre drawing parallels took life exhausted trying protect women children massacre subsequently japanese occupation finally suffering nervous breakdown returned medical treatment committing suicide year later editions english iris rape forgotten holocaust world war basic books isbn iris rape forgotten holocaust world war usa paper isbn foreword harvard professor french iris des plus isbn chinese translated isbn japanese isbn corrected version isbn
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