Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses General Matsui Iwane’s involvement in the Nanjing atrocities.
Dr. Hong Zheng reflects on his earliest memory as a five year old during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Japanese airplanes dropped bombs around his village, forcing his family to seek shelter in an air raid shelter.
Dr. Hong Zheng recalls the fate of his uncle’s family in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when Japanese soldiers enter and search their home. Another family, thousands of compatriots, and British POWs, also cannot escape the violence.
Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China Rana Mitter explains the Nanjing atrocities.
Scholar Beth Van Schaack explains the Tokyo Trial.
Scholar Rana Mitter explains the importance of studying the Nanjing atrocities.