Nanjing Massacre Documentation Series.8--Diaries of Japanese Military Personnel

Author: Wang Weixing
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The "Nanjing Massacre Documentation Collection" is divided into several thematic sections, systematically introducing important historical materials related to the Nanjing Massacre. The content includes: historical archives of the Chinese army's fierce battles to defend the capital Nanjing against invading Japanese forces; numerous diaries, letters, recollections, and testimonies of Japanese officers and soldiers who participated in the invasion of China; a large collection of written historical materials about the Jiayuguan City Massacre by Western individuals; testimonies of Nanjing Massacre survivors; historical materials from the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the Military Court of the National Defense of the Republic of China for the Trial of War Criminals, covering all aspects of the massacre history. With irrefutable facts, it presents the historical truth of the events to the world. The diaries collected in this book are arranged according to the combat sequence of Japanese troops involved in the Nanjing assault and the Nanjing Massacre. During the translation and editing process, the authors remained faithful to the original text, and no modifications were made to any of the diaries to preserve their original form.