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The Rape of Nanking is a 1997 book by Iris Chang (張純如) and William C. Kirby, which presents an accessible history of the Nanjing Massacre.

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The Rape of Nanking (pub. 1997) is a book by Iris Chang (張純如) and William C. Kirby, which presents an accessible history of the Nanjing Massacre —the killing of () Chinese men, women, and children, by Japanese troops invading the Chinese coastal () region, during the Sino-Japanese War.

While the book's description of the events at Nanjing is both acurate and potent, it fails to explore their causes satisfactorily [1].

This is a POV comment that does not belong in the first pg -SV

Various conservative and revisionist factions in Japan have disputed the descriptive accuracy of the book. They claim that the book contains many fabricated photographs and cannot be trusted.

Is there another side to this? -SV

The Japanese translation was halted because of disagreement between Chang and Kashiwa shobo, the publisher. As a result of the controversy and evidentiary disputes surrounding the book, Kashiwa shobo had planned to publish a critical commentary in the same volume.

This should be a part of a larger story about its publication -SV

The accuracy of the book's basic narratives has not been questioned outside of Japan.

It is not fact. ex. see SanFrancisco Chronicle 1998 07 26 Poo-T