New books tell history of Nanking Massacre

A visitor walks past a statue at the Nanking Massacre Museum, east China's Jiangsu province Sept 18, 2012. The statue depicts a victim of the Nanking Massacre. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

NANJING - Days ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Nanking Massacre, four books containing precious historical records about the atrocity were published Monday in east China's Jiangsu province.

"Blood-Soaked Years of Nanjing: Diaries, Letters and Texts of Minnie Vautrin from 1937 to 1938," "American Diplomats' Record: Japanese Atrocities and the Aftermath at Nanjing," "An Introduction to Peace Studies" and "Living History: Poetry and Portraits of Nanjing Massacre Survivors" were published by the Nanjing Publishing House.

Minnie Vautrin was a U.S. missionary renowned for saving the lives of many women at a girls' collage in Nanjing during the incident. "Blood-Soaked Years" contains a significant amount of diary entries written by her.

"American Diplomats" is a collection of documents regarding the massacre issued by U.S. diplomats who lived in Nanjing from December 1937 to August 1938.

"An Introduction to Peace Studies" is a social science book regarding peace studies.

"Living History" collects the portraits of 50 survivors and poems telling the story of the massacre.

Japanese troops launched a six-week massacre in Nanking, which is spelled as Nanjing, the country's capital at that time, on December 13, 1937.

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