jacquinot de besange, robert

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The Jacquinot Safe Zone

wartime refugees in Shanghai
2008
Documents the efforts of French Jesuit, Father Robert Jacquinot de Besange, who convinced Japanese and Chinese military leaders to establish a safe zone in the midst of the war and ultimately help to save the lives of more than half a million Chinese civilians over the course of the war.
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