A Mission under Duress : the Nanjing Massacre and Post-Massacre Social Conditions Documented by American Diplomats.

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This book explores the massacre that occurred after the Japanese captured the Chinese capital of Nanjing in December 1937. In January 1938, three American diplomats arrived in Nanjing and sent numerous atrocity reports to the U.S. and U.S. diplomatic posts, extensively documenting the situation and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Lu, Suping (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Press of America 2012.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937.
Diplomats > United States > Correspondence.
Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 > Sources.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Atrocities > Sources.
Massacre de Nankin, Nankin, Chine, 1937.
Diplomates > États-Unis > Correspondance.
Massacre de Nankin, Nankin, Chine, 1937 > Sources.
Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945 > Atrocités > Sources.
Atrocities
Diplomats
Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China) > History > 20th century > Sources.
China > Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng)
United States
History
Personal correspondence
Sources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Arrival in the Ravaged City; 2. Investigation into Japanese Atrocities; 3. Allison Slapped by a Japanese Soldier; 4. Violation of American Property and Interests; 5. Establishment of Provisional Government; 6. Japanese Businesses Flock into Nanjing; 7. Thomson Slapping Incident; 8. Damage and Losses Compensation Claims; Notes; Index.

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