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This book is the latest research result that uses new materials, unique perspectives and international perspectives to study the frontier hot spots of the Nanjing Massacre. This book breaks through the confrontational thinking of previous academic studies on the Nanjing Massacre. It uses new materials and empirical evidence to focus on cutting-edge academic topics such as war, society, and memory. From the perspective of the history of human civilization, this book dissects and reveals the differences in discourse between the occurrence and aftermath of the Nanjing Massacre atrocities. This book is a landmark achievement in the field of Chinese academic research on the Nanjing Massacre. Its publication will further enhance the influence of international dialogue among Chinese academic circles and promote further in-depth research on the history of the Nanjing Massacre. The book is divided into four parts: historical truth and research, historical narrative and expression, post-war investigation and trial, and national understanding and memory, focusing on the cutting-edge research topics of the Nanjing Massacre. The first part mainly discusses the reality of the war between the Chinese and Japanese armies during the Nanjing War and the humanitarian relief of charitable organizations and institutions, revealing the corruption of Japanese military discipline, the tenacity of the Chinese army and the glory of charitable organizations. The second part focuses on observing the narrative and expression of history from the perspective and standpoint of wartime media propaganda. The third part traces the legal trajectory of the Nanjing Massacre case through the study of the postwar social investigation and court trials of the Nanjing Massacre. The fourth part outlines the understanding and memory of the Nanjing Massacre by the people of China and Japan after the war from different angles, warning the world to be highly aware of the lasting impact of war trauma on human society. The authors of the book are authoritative experts and cutting-edge scholars at home and abroad on the Nanjing Massacre.