
🎙️ Episode 9 – The Nanking Massacre: Japan’s Atrocity in China
(World War 2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI)
Before Pearl Harbor, there was Nanking a moment that shattered illusions and foreshadowed the brutal nature of Japan’s war in Asia. In this episode, we confront one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century: the six weeks of horror inflicted by the Imperial Japanese Army after capturing the Chinese capital in 1937.
This isn’t just a history lesson… it’s a reckoning.
We explore:
• The fall of Nanking and the context behind Japan’s invasion of China
• The scale and brutality of the massacre: mass executions, and war crimes
• The chain of command who gave the orders, and who tried to stop it
• How international witnesses sounded the alarm while the world looked away
• The legacy of Nanking and why it still sparks tension between China and Japan today
This episode pulls no punches. If you want to understand the true face of total war, start here.
World War 2 in Focus: Echoes Through AI
Created by Hector Sanchez, U.S. Navy veteran. Powered by AI. Sharpened by history.