Nanking Massacre

The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, was a mass murder and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing (Nanking), the former capital of the Republic of China, on December 13, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this period hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered and 20,000–80,000 women were raped  by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Nanking Massacre in Days of Infamy
The Nanking Massacre was still talked about among soldiers in the Army long after it happened. As Captain Iwabuchi and his SNLF were preparing to fight inside Honolulu to the last man, Commander Genda realised that the Captain didn't give a hoot about the civilians if they lived or died. He understood that it would be a devastating propaganda blow equal to that of the Massacre if that were to happen. He rightly concluded that this was no way to fight a war.