Americans Witnessed The History Of The Nanjing Massacre, Communication And Research

During the Nanking Massacre, there are 39 foreign persons who stayed or arrived in and left off Nanking, 21 Americans among them. These persons and other foreign persons together experienced, witnessed and spreaded the Nanking Massacre, which Japanese aggressor troops made varies violent behaviors in Nanking, and meantime reserved large accounts of real records about diaries, letters, movies of the Nanking Massacre. It was once very important for spreading the history of the Nanking Massacre in America. After the World War 2, the cause of the Nanking Massacre become a example of judgment of the America-dominated international court, this court and the Nanking military court that China adjudge Japanese war criminal determine the nature of the cause and verdict it. However, with the trend of cold war's thought rise and influence, the spreading and research the history of the Nanking Massacre wear off gradually from American memory, even was forgot by American. With the end of cold war, in making great efforts of a crowd of American, American reminded of the history of the Nanking Massacre, and lots of academic writings, films and telefilms, and experts, scholars, folk organizations were springing up like mushrooms, which is important for contributing to the research of and spread of the history of the Nanking Massacre in the west. In order to deepening the research of and spreading of the history of the Nanking Massacre, it is important to correctly recognize and utilize it.