Critical Praise

"Stomach-turning, tear-wrenching, thoroughly riveting. "

——The Baltimore Sun  

"Iris Chang... recounts the grisly massacre with understandable outrage. "

——The New York Times Book Review

" The first comprehensive examination of the destruction of this Chinese imperial city... Ms. Chang, whose grandparents narrowly escaped the carnage, has skillfully excavated from oblivion the terrible events that took place. "

——The Wall Street Journal

"[An] unflinching reexamination of one of the most horrifying chapters of the second world war. "

——Newsweek

"A powerful new work of history and moral inquiry. Chang takes great care to establish an accurate accounting of the dimensions of the violence. "

——Chicago Tribune

"A compelling account of a horrendous episode that, until recently, has been largely forgotten. "

——The Philadelphia Inquirer