The Good German Of Nanking
The Diaries of John Rabe
$46.78
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2000
Summary
In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to evacuate. 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, and using the flimsy authority o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349111414 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349111413 |
| Author: | John Rabe |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2000 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 29mm |
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A story of wondrous humanity in the face of insane savagery - SPECTATOR
A testament of truly remarkable fortitude and charity by one man … it restores faith in humanity - TLSHe out-Schindlered Schindler … His unbelievable tenacity, courage and ingenuity make him the most unexpected unsung hero of modern time s’ EVENING STANDARD - ‘This is an important contribution to our understanding of those years.’SUNDAY TIMES - ‘His story is a significant document.’About The Author
John Rabe
John Rabe was born in Hamburg in 1882, and died in Berlin in 1949.
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