Analyzing the “Photographic Evidence” of the Nanking Massacre

Photo CPhoto C: RON-YY, p. 119. Since the Japanese entered Nanking during the winter, theangle, as indicated in this photograph, must be 45 degrees or less. Because the angle asmeasured in this photograph is 78 degrees, the location cannot be Nanking aroundDecember-February. In addition, the boots worn by a person swinging a sword isprobably not those of the Japanese army.Note the shadow of the right foot of the soldier swinging down a sword. Theangle created between a line connecting the heel and its corresponding point in the shadowand the ground is large because the sun was high in the sky. The angle, indicated as Ѳ, isabout 78 degrees. Computation based on Chart 2 reveals that this angle should be 45degrees or less in December in Nanking. Again, the shadow in this photo serves asconvincing proof that they were not taken in Nanking when the massacre was allegedly inprogress.138