What did the author of " The Rape of Nanking " , criticize Murayama for failing to do .
Masaaki Tanaka ( February 11 , 1911 – January 8 , 2006 ) was a Japanese author notable for his book " What Really Happened in Nanking : The Refutation of a Common Myth " , which denies that the Nanking Massacre as traditionally understood took place .