In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to leave the city. One man, a mild 55-year-old German named John Rabe, who ran the local Siemens factory, refused on the grounds that it would show a bad example to his Chinese workers. Sending his wife and family to safety, he watched in horror as the Japanese began to wipe out the population. Hastily contacting the tiny remaining community of foreigners - fewer than 20 people - and using the flimsy authority of ...
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In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to leave the city. One man, a mild 55-year-old German named John Rabe, who ran the local Siemens factory, refused on the grounds that it would show a bad example to his Chinese workers. Sending his wife and family to safety, he watched in horror as the Japanese began to wipe out the population. Hastily contacting the tiny remaining community of foreigners - fewer than 20 people - and using the flimsy authority of a pact Hitler had made with the Japanese, Rabe spent months safeguarding and providing refuge for thousands of Chinese, often interposing himself physically between the executioners and their victims. Every night Rabe would record these extraordinary events in his diary, the contents of which are presented in this book.
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Good Condition. Text has Marking, Cover Has Shelf, Edge and Corner Wear, Looks nice. 300 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0375701974. ISBN/EAN: 9780375701979. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561064443.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 037540211X. Blue cover has rubbed spine caps and a light ding along bottom edge, otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has light shelf rubbing but clean, bright, and very good+. Publisher's price of $26.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 9.4 X 6.7 X 1.3 inches; 294 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; No creases in spine, no slant, light edge wear, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, NO age toning, light soiling on edges of text block, lightly bumped tips.