Nanjing 1937 battle for a doomed city uses probably the widest array of sources on this conflict or on any similar conflict i have seen in any similar work recently at a minimum many memoirs of participants in the battle on all levels the relevant politicians on all sides and civilians who lived through it as well as newspaper accounts . Philadelphia oxford casemate 2015 pp 336 illus maps append order of battle notes biblio index 3295 isbn 1612002846 the battle for nanjing nanjing in 1937 appeared simply destined as a whistle stop along japans ongoing conquest of china during the second sino japanese war . Abebookscom nanjing 1937 battle for a doomed city 9781612002842 by peter harmsen and a great selection of similar new used and collectible books available now at great prices. Nanjing 1937 battle for a doomed city peter harmsen the sack of nanjing was one of the most brutal and sustained japanese war crimes of the sino japanese war a conflict that was marked by the extreme brutality with which it was fought. Battle for a doomed city gaming nanjing 1937 part 3 by guest blogger 22 may 2017 no comments this article the last in a series of three is an after action report on a wargame based on the battle of nanjing in 1937