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Vilande: History Readers: Clio's (Pleasure?) Palace : Needed: suggestions for reading on World War II		5	Ammianus, september 2007
Vilande: Second World War History : Japan and China		4	KromesTomes, april 2007

... Maarten Troost Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang Desert Warrior by HRH General Khaled bin Sultan No Mean Soldier: The Story of the Ultimate Professional Soldier in the SAS and Other F ...

... I would highly recommend any of Iris Chang's books, particularly The Chinese in America: A Narrative History and The Rape of Nanking, and anything by Ronald Takaki. For fictionI agree with Maxine Hong Kingston (China Men, The Woman Warrior, The Fifth Book of Peace), and ...

Off the top of my head, I'd have to say The Rape of Nanking, by Iris Shun-Ru Chang, The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova (the end of every chapter lead me which this horrid unsettled feeling, only resolved by starting the next chapter), Shake Hands With The Devil, by Romeo Dallaire ...

... writer Iris Chang, who wrote three powerful nonfiction books, The Rape of Nanking, The Chinese in America, and Thread of the Silkworm (I've read the first two, and they were fascinating and disturbing, especially the book on the Na ...

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang depicts humanity at its worst - and it has photos (shudder).

... Pacific Islands - I C Campbell; China - A History - John Keay; History of Cambodia-David P Chandler; The Rape of Nanking - Iris Chang; The Two Koreas - Don Oberdorfer; Shanghai - Stella Dong; The Sacred Willow - Duong Van Mai Elliott; A Short ...

... I'm enjoying it a lot, but I keep getting sidetracked by other books which are demanding to be read. I've just finished The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang which was harrowing to to say the least, and I also recently finished Almost French, a memoir and travel narrative by Australian ...

... Siege by Helen Dunmore The Virago Book of Women and the Great War The Warrior Queens by Antonia Fraser (nonfiction) The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang Children of the New World: A Novel of the Algerian War, by Assia Djebar Love My Rifle More than You by Kayla Williams (memoir) The ...

... 944 General history of Europe; France & Monaco -- Encore Provence 951 General history of Asia; China & adjacent areas -- The Rape of Nanking Struck-through TBRs mean I've found another way to get that number on my list. Some questions I'm noticing coming up: What about references/books ...

I did some researching on The Rape of Nanking, and it sounds VERY interesting. I think I may pick that up next time I am out. Thanks for the suggestion.

... my family ever liked to talk about the war. Too much pain and loss. Another selection for non-fiction history would be The Rape of Nanking by the late author Iris Chang. This book tells about Japanese atrocities in China during World War II. Again, for me it was an eye-opener because I ...

... of library sciences. But I still have a love for books on deviancy, minority issues and stratification. Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking documents the horrible history of the Japanese military's rape and pillage of Nanking, China. I really think everyone should read this, as it shares how ...

You may also want to consider Writer's on World War II: An Anthology by Mordecai Richler.

Perhaps The rape of nanking?

... and lost a large boat (which sailed untended all over the world for a couple of years - who knows if it killed anybody). The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang*** Good story of a forgotten and overlooked war crime, gets in the details but doesn't wallow in it The Tender Bar, A Memoir by J ...

... Kelly about the Black Plague, The Great Influenza by John Barry about the flu pandemic in 1918. My last NF book was The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. Can't say I thought much of Guns, Germs, and Steel. The major premise of the book was false - none of the ancient powers have ...