Does anyone know about the Rape of Nanking, or the Chinese Holocaust of World War Two?
Does anyone know of the brutality of the Japanese Massacres in China and Korea and other nations during WW2?
I am curious about this because most westerners dont know of this atrocities.
Please be honest and open.
Thank you guys 
I’ve heard about it. Then again, I’m not a Westerner. Iris Chang’s book is really good. Iris Chang is a good writer, in general.
So, this is like a poll to ask who know about it, not a request for information about, right?
I’ve heard of it, but I admit I don’t know details.
I don’t think it was mentioned in any of my history classes, but I cannot say for sure.
I’ve heard about it. Then again, I’m not a Westerner. Iris Chang’s book is really good. Iris Chang is a good writer, in general.
yes
Are you asking for information? You already posted quite a bit here:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=229130
If you’re just trying to get us to know about what you already do, may I humbly suggest that one thread may have been enough?
Either the History Channel or A & E had an extensive documentary on these subjects within the past year. Complete with pictures, statistics, and the eventual fate of those responsible.
I knew about it before that. I lost some relatives in U.S. military service in the Pacific theatre in WW2, and maybe have more interest in that area than others do.
Wait, let me do this again.
Yes, of course. A lot of people do.
Yes, of course. A lot of people do.
Says who? It was kind of secret for a few decades after WWII but when the book came out and subsequent television documentaries with very graphic and disturbing photos and videos, it became common knowledge. You could also say that most westerners don’t know that Brazilians speak Portuguese, but most educated people do.
No problem, you’re welcome.
Yes, you will find many posters here are generally more aware of things than the general public. Generally.
I’m embarrassed to admit that this board is where I first heard of the Rape of Nanking. When we learned about WWII in school, the teachers mainly taught the European side of the battle. We did learn about the Japanese internment camps though.
I will be looking for that book recommended above.
That is precisely why we are here, Gulo gulo.
I knew it. But then I attended a very Asia-centric school.
Rampage, the Rape of Nanking made American papers at the time. It’s never been a secret in the United States. You can find it any general history books and the encyclopedia.
Wonder where you are and who you hang with to find that most Westerners don’t know about Japanese atrocities in WW2, or pre-WW2 for that matter since the Rape of Nanking predates at least the US entry into WW2.
1937 predates WWII, period.
On the UK version of the History channel ,just a couple of days ago , there was a short feature about the Geman who was a high Nazi official who tried to help the Chinese people and protect them from the Japanese. When he returned to Germany and reported the facts he fell out of favour with the Nazis and ended up a pauper. I believe that Madam Chiang Kai-shek gave him assistance after WW2
I’m very suprised to hear that from someone living in Hong Kong.
I’ve long been of the opinion that World War II began for the Chinese people on July 7, 1937, with the Marco Polo Bridge incident; just as WW2 began for Europeans on September 1, 1939, with the invasion of Poland. Not to mention that I’d say the popular American conception of the WW2 beginning on December 7, 1941. (No matter how errant that perception may be.)
I’m friends with the people behind this book, so I have to give it a plug:
I learned of it from outside sources. In school they glossed over alot of the terrible things in the last hundred years. My guess is parents just want to sheild their kids from the bad stuff. While their heart is in the right place, thier actions do not have a good effect. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.
Yes. We covered it in my 10th grade World History class in a unit on World War II. This was in a public high school. I can’t say that I am an expert, but I’m certainly aware that it occurred, during the Japanese occupation of China. I’ve been meaning to read Iris Chang’s book on the subject for a couple years now but haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Heard of it, read about it. Terrible.