The Good German Of Nanking - The Diaries of John Rabe (Paperback, New Ed)

The diaries of a Hamburg businessman who stayed in Nanking when the Japanese army approached in late 1937; saved thousands of Chinese lives as he witnessed the atrocities that followed; returned to Germany (he had been an idealistic follower of Hitler, from afar); and again kept records when his home suburb in Berlin was overrun by rampaging Soviet troops in 1945. A singular document of what a good man can and cannot do when surrounded by villains. (Kirkus UK)

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 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. It is estimated that he saved between 250,000 and 300,000 lives by his efforts. And every night, he would write up his diary of these extraordinary events.

THE GOOD GERMAN OF NANKING is Rabe's story, in his own words: the amazing testament to one of the hitherto unsung heroes of the twentieth century.
 

General

Imprint:	Abacus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2000
Authors:	John Rabe
Dimensions:	199 x 126 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	384
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-11141-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-349-11141-3
Barcode:	9780349111414

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