Iris Chang, “The Rape of 南京 Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust”, 1997 was history of World War II beginnings. On December 13, 1937, 南京 Nanking (the capital city of Nationalist China) fell to the Japanese. After a half-year struggle against Chiang Kai-shek’s army the Japanese forces get a triumphant victory. For Chinese forces, whose defense of Shanghai failed; the fall of 南京 Nanking was a bitter (near fatal) defeat.
Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman (directors), “Nanking 南京” 2007 is a film-adaptation of Iris Chang, “The Rape of 南京 Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust”, 1997 book that was a “New York Times” best-seller. Online the website is http://www.nankingthefilm.com
