约翰·罗德立(John Roderick)生于1914年,13岁时就听到中国1927年四·一二大屠杀的事情,看到过记录大屠杀的悲惨照片。从那时起他就想亲自到中国来看一看这个国家发生的事情。这个机会终于来到了,1945年8月,他作为一名军人奉派来到了中国的昆明,准备到日军侧后进行侦察谍报活动。可是战争的进程出人意料,他到达昆明以后不久,日本无条件投降了。他所在的部队解散了。他好不容易到了中国,决心在中国留下来。终于他通过朋友的介绍,参加了 Born in 1914, John Roderick heard about China’s massacre of 1912 on January 12 and saw the tragic photos of the massacre recorded at the age of 13. From then on he wanted to personally go to China to see what happened in this country. This opportunity finally arrived. In August 1945, he was sent to Kunming, China as a soldier, to prepare for reconnaissance and intelligence activities on the Japanese side. However, the course of the war was unexpected. Shortly after he arrived in Kunming, Japan surrendered unconditionally. His troops were dissolved. He finally arrived in China, determined to stay in China. Finally, he participated through a friend’s introduction