As the years pass and times change, history, although unimportant, is continually being made. The most important events are recovered and documented, and artifacts from this period are preserved. These types of incidents, which deserve to occupy a place in textbooks and valuable time in history classes around the world, are reviewed time and again, with the goal that these types of events will not be never ignored and that the decades to come can have a window on the past. However, it seems that some incidents are highlighted and glorified, forcing others to be swept under the rug, long forgotten, as times change. The Rape of Nanking is certainly one of these types of situations. Although covered in books and courses, the Rape of Nanking is briefly glossed over and ignored, leaving the curious with an imperfect understanding of the forgotten Holocaust of World War I. Iris Chang's raid on China in December 1937 reveals a ruthless sentiment. massacre which, years later, developed essential questions not only regarding Japanese imperial militarism but also the psychology of the killers, torturers and rapists. Throughout December 1937, the historic city of Nanjing was invaded by the Japanese army, which gradually proceeded to rape and kill defenseless civilians and carry a death toll exceeding that of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. . What happened there is certainly told from three points of view, that of the troops who carried out the assault, that of the people who survived and suffered, and finally that of the selected number of Europeans and Americans who fought to save more than three hundred thousand people from this abomination. . This kind of... middle of paper ... individuals who recognize and believe that this incident is very real, and people who ignore it as propaganda, generating the whole story collectively and ensuring reflection and perception . of the reader. In conclusion, the Rape of Nanking was a terrifying event that, despite the impact of the Japanese government and the fear of those who survived, was designed to disappear with time. History textbooks cover the subject as well as the individuals whose reality it was; have already been reduced to terrified silence. This story must nevertheless be shared. Three hundred thousand Japanese men and women were brutally raped and killed over a long period of time, a period during which there was clearly no way out. Iris Chang looks back and reveals the incidents and reasons for the cover-up, in a way that simply cannot be forgotten..