04981nim 2200421Ka 450 991015887600332120250814103520.91-5094-2194-7(CKB)3710000001011937(ODN)ODN0003210921(EXLCZ)99371000000101193720180222d2016 uy 0enguruna---|||||spwrdacontentsrdamediacrdamediacrrdacarrierThe japanese invasion of manchuria and the rape of nanking The history of the most notorious events of the second sino-japanese war. /Charles River EditorsUnabridged.Solon Charles River Editors20161 online resource (3 audio files) digitalUnabridged.Though scarcely mentioned in the world of early 21st century politics, Manchuria represented a key region of Asia during the first half of the 20th century. Once the heartland of the fierce Manchu empire, this northeastern Chinese region's rich natural resources made it a prize for nations in the process of entering the modern age, and three ambitious nations in the midst of such a transformation lay close enough to Manchuria to attempt to claim it: Japan, Russia, and China. For countries attempting to shake off their feudal past and enter a dynamic era of industrialization, Manchuria's resources presented an irresistible lure. With immense natural resources coupled to economic activity more concentrated than elsewhere in China, this region, abutting Mongolia, Korea, the Yellow Sea, and the Great Wall "accounted for 90 percent of China's oil, 70 percent of its iron, 55 percent of its gold, and 33 percent of its trade. If Shanghai remained China's commercial center, by 1931 Manchuria had become its industrial center." (Paine, 2012, 15). Thus, it's not altogether surprising that Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931 resulted from a long, complex chain of historical events stretching back to the late 19th century. Approximately 380,000 square miles in extent, or 1.4 times the size of the American state of Texas, Manchuria came into Imperial Russia's possession in 1900 due to the "Boxer Rebellion" in China, but the Russians held it only briefly; their defeat in the Russo-Japanese War shook loose their control from important parts of Manchuria by the end of 1905. The Japanese gained two important footholds in Manchuria thanks to their victory. One consisted of Port Arthur (renamed Ryojun by the Japanese), an economically and strategically vital harbor city on the Liaodung Peninsula, plus the peninsula itself. The other comprised the South Manchurian Railway, which the Russians gave to the Japanese as a prize of war, in lieu of a cash indemnity. Three days of plundering traditionally befell cities taken by storm, a fate usually avoided by those surrendering before the first attacking soldier penetrated beyond the outer walls. In Europe and areas influenced by Enlightenment thinkers, this practice faded rapidly after the Napoleonic Wars. In 1937, however, as the Imperial Army of Japan invaded China, this custom returned in a horrifying new form – the Rape of Nanking or the Nanking Massacre, a bloodbath lasting more than six weeks and possibly claiming more than a quarter of a million lives. Even the Japanese participating in the Nanking Massacre provided no rationale for their actions. They made no effort to explain it as a measure to terrorize other Chinese cities into surrender, or even to extract the location of hidden valuables. Instead, the Rape appears on the page of history as a psychopathic orgy of sadism for sadism's sake. Insatiably driven by hatred and, apparently, an unabashed relish for cruelty, the Japanese soldiery abandoned any semblance of restraint. Women of every age, from small children to ancient elders, suffered innumerable rapes, in many cases dying from the mass raping alone. Those who did not die from sexual assault suffered death in other forms – shot, decapitated, or tortured to death once the soldiers found themselves sexually exhausted. Other women suffered fatal sexual torture involving the introduction of sharp foreign objects into their vagina or the placement of firecrackers or live grenades inside. Even Third Reich personnel in the city interceded in a sometimes futile effort to rescue victims from their tormentors.Japanese Invasion of Manchuria and the Rape of Nanking, The NonfictionOverDriveHistoryOverDriveMilitaryOverDriveNonfiction.History.Military.HIS027100HIS037070bisacshEditors Charles River1843297Fluxman Colin1843300AUDIO9910158876003321The japanese invasion of manchuria and the rape of nanking4424384UNINA03642nam 22006255 450 991100147210332120250502130150.0981-9614-67-810.1007/978-981-96-1467-7(CKB)38753604300041(DE-He213)978-981-96-1467-7(MiAaPQ)EBC32076183(Au-PeEL)EBL32076183(OCoLC)1524424662(EXLCZ)993875360430004120250502d2025 u| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdvances in Mechanism and Machine Science and Engineering in China Proceedings of IFToMM CCMMS 2024, Volume 2 /edited by Yan Chen, Lujiang Liu, Xinjun Liu, Haitao Liu, Ming Li, Tao Sun1st ed. 2025.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2025.1 online resource (X, 866 p. 490 illus., 403 illus. in color.) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering,2195-4364981-9614-66-X This book collects selected papers of the 24th IFToMM China International Conference on Mechanism and Machine Science and Engineering (CCMMS 2024). CCMMS was initiated in 1982, and it is the most important forum held in China for exchange of research ideas, presentation of technical and scientific achievements, and discussion of future directions in the field of mechanism and machine science. The topics include theoretical and computational kinematics, dynamics and control, engines and transmission systems, parallel/hybrid mechanisms and industrial robotics, compliant mechanisms, origami mechanisms and soft robotics, metamorphic mechanisms and robotics, deployable structures and mechanisms, aerospace mechanisms and environmental effects, micro/nano mechanisms and robotics, biologically inspired mechanisms and robotics, medical and rehabilitation robotics, mobile robotics and heavy non-road mobile machines, history of mechanisms, machines and robotics, and engineering education on mechanisms. This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current advances in mechanism and machine science in China. The inspiring ideas presented in the papers will enlighten the trend in academic research and industrial application. The potential readers include academic researchers and industrial professionals in the field of mechanism and machine science.Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering,2195-4364MachineryManufacturesMechatronicsMachinery and Machine ElementsMachines, Tools, ProcessesMechatronicsMachinery.Manufactures.Mechatronics.Machinery and Machine Elements.Machines, Tools, Processes.Mechatronics.621.8Chen Yanedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtLiu Lujiangedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtLiu Xinjunedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtLiu Haitaoedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtLi Mingedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSun Taoedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911001472103321Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science and Engineering in China4384480UNINA