Bücher von Suping Lu

This book presents a collection of annotated English translations of German diplomatic documents-including telegrams, dispatches and reports-sent to the Foreign Office in Berlin and the German Ambassador in Hankou, China, by German diplomatic officials in Nanjing, and detailing Japanese atrocities and the conditions in and around Nanjing during the early months of 1938. The author visited the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) and the German Foreign Ministry Archives (Auswartiges Amt Archiv) in Berlin, where these documents are currently archived, in 2008, 2016, and 2017 to locate and retrieve them. These diplomatic documents are of significant value in that they provide both detailed information and wide coverage, from different locations and on various topics. Further, the information offered is unique in a number of ways. First, the events were recorded from the perspective of Germans, citizens of a country that was a close ally of Japan, and second, these documents are not included in any other source. As such, these archival primary sources represent an invaluable addition to the research literature on the Nanjing Massacre and will undoubtedly benefit researchers and scholars for generations to come. 

Dieses Buch enthält eine Sammlung deutscher diplomatischer Dokumente - darunter Telegramme, Depeschen und Berichte -, die von deutschen Diplomaten in Nanking an das Auswärtige Amt in Berlin und den deutschen Botschafter in Hankou, China, geschickt wurden und die japanische Gräueltaten und die Bedingungen in und um Nanking in den ersten Monaten des Jahres 1938 beschreiben. Der Autor recherchierte im Bundesarchiv und im Archiv des Auswärtigen Amtes in Berlin, um sie ausfindig zu machen und zu bergen. Diese diplomatischen Dokumente sind insofern von großem Wert, als sie sowohl detaillierte Informationen als auch ein breites Spektrum an Informationen zu verschiedenen Personen, Orten und Ereignissen bieten. Außerdem sind die angebotenen Informationen in mehrfacher Hinsicht einzigartig: Erstens wurden die Ereignisse aus der Perspektive von Deutschen aufgezeichnet. Diese waren Bürger eines Landes, das ein enger Verbündeter Japans war. Zweitens sind diese Dokumente in keiner anderen Quellensammlung enthalten. Somit stellen diese archivierten Primärquellen eine unschätzbare Bereicherung der Forschungsliteratur über das Massaker von Nanking dar und werden zweifellos für weitere Forschung von Nutzen sein.

Preface.- Japanese Military Expansion.- The Road to Nanjing.- Brutality Following the Fall of Nanjing: Large-Scale Massacres.- Small-Scale Mass Executions and Individual Killings.- Raping, Looting, and Burning.- Testimonies by Chinese Survivors and Witnesses.- Japanese Soldiers'' Accounts.- International Committee for Nanjing Safety Zone and Westerners in Nanjing.- Media Coverage in English, Chinese and Japanese.- American, British, and German Diplomatic Documents.- Disposing of Victim Bodies.- Post-War Military Tribunals.- Controversies over the Nanjing Massacre.- The 100-Man Killing Contest and Controversies.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Nanjing Massacre, together with an in-depth analysis of various aspects of the event and related issues. Drawing on original source materials collected from various national archives, national libraries, church historical society archives, and university libraries in China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, it represents the first English-language academic attempt to analyze the Nanjing Massacre in such detail and scope.The book examines massacres and other killings, in addition to other war crimes, such as rape, looting, and burning. These atrocities are then explored further via a historical analysis of Chinese survivors' testimony, Japanese soldiers' diaries, Westerners' eyewitness accounts, the news coverage from American and British correspondents, and American, British and German diplomatic dispatches. Further, the book explores issues such as the role and function of the International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone, burial records of massacre victims, post-war military tribunals, controversies over the Nanjing Massacre, and the 100-Man Killing Contest.This book is intended for all researchers, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and members of the general public who are interested in Second World War issues, Sino-Japanese conflicts, Sino-Japan relations, war crimes, atrocity and holocaust studies, military tribunals for war crimes, Japanese atrocities in China, and the Nanjing Massacre.

This collection of British diplomatic documents, Royal Navy reports of proceedings, and US naval intelligence weekly reports enhances our knowledge and understanding of the scope and depth of the Nanjing Massacre. This updated edition includes new annotations, six maps, new photos, and the USS Oahu December 1937 log book.