Frank Gibney Livres

Based on four visits by the journalist author to China from 1971 to 1989. He details the horrors of the Japanese Army's seizure and capture of Nanjing in December 1937. The harrowing testimony of the Chinese victims and the Japanese perpetrators are juxtaposed with PR army announcements. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: "One Million Japanese Troops Land North of Hangzhou Bay"; 2: "More of Our Troops Land at Shanghai"; 3: "The City of Suzhou Has Finally Fallen"; 4: "The Imperial Army Occupies Wuxi"; 5: "The Rising Sun Flag Over the City Walls of Changzhou"; 6: "Seizing Jurong, We Charge Onward"; 7: "Zhenjiang Occupied"; 8: "The Contest to Cut Down a Hundred Goes Over the Top"; 9: "The Imperial Forces Make an All-Out Charge on Nanjing"; 10: "A War of Annihilation Unfolds"; 11: "Nanjing, Where Peace Has Been Restored"; Afterword to the Original Edition; Afterword to the Original Paperback Edition; Commentary

Focusing on the transformative period of post-war Japan, the book chronicles the lives of diverse figures, including a journalist, an ex-Navy vice-admiral, a steel worker, a farmer, and Emperor Hirohito. It is authored by Frank Gibney, a former wartime intelligence officer and Time magazine correspondent, who played a crucial role in bridging cultural gaps between Japan and America. His insights and experiences during the American Occupation provide a unique perspective on the emergence of "New Japan."