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Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
Set against the chaos of World War II, *Soulstealing* pulls back the curtain on one of the most overlooked war crimes of the 20th century: Japan’s 1941 biological attack on Changde, China. Imperial Japanese forces dropped plague-infested fleas and grains on the quiet river town, sparking a devastating epidemic that killed over 7,600 innocent civilians—entire families wiped out, children cut down in their prime, and communities reduced to ghost towns. Through gripping firsthand accounts, the book follows doctors like Tan Xuehua as they fought desperately to contain the outbreak amid wartime shortages, and victims’ families as they grappled with unfathomable loss. Decades later, a group of survivors and their relatives traveled to Tokyo, launching a landmark lawsuit to hold the Japanese government accountable. Supported by Japanese lawyers and global activists, their battle exposes the long legacy of trauma and the unyielding quest for justice for a crime hidden for half a century.
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