James bacque was born and educated at upper canada college and trinity college in toronto. Max klaar, who is the president of verband deutscher soldaten. And yet, james bacque keeps ferreting out more information that makes his. This edition contains a new epilogue and a new appendix not previously published in the original canadian edition of this book. His history titles include crimes and mercies, an immediate bestseller upon release, and other losses.
James bacque 19 may 1929 september 2019 was a canadian author, editor, journalist, and publisher. Other losses the shocking truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under general eisenhowers command year. Drucker, united states army, retired and james bacque, author of other losses. Other losses a film by james bacque from the trenches. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Buy other losses new edition by bacque, james isbn. Canadian cataloguing in publication data bacque, james, crimes and mercies isbn 1. Short trailer for the feature length documentary film other losses ebook download of my novel our fathers war.
Eisenhower imposes starvation on surrendered german soldiers interned in death camps. His best sellers other losses and crimes and mercies revealed massive atrocities against the german people after the second world war. And yet, james bacque keeps ferreting out more information that makes his arguments more convincing all the time. Bacque studied philosophy and history and the university of toronto, where he also holds an bachelor of arts. Ike and the disappearing atrocities the new york times. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners. Other losses james bacque pdf other losses james bacque pdf download. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii 3rd ed.
Other losses is a 1989 book by canadian writer james bacque, in which bacque alleges that u. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies caused the death of some 1,000,000 german captives in american and french internment camps through disease, starvation and exposure from 1944 to 1949, as a direct result of the policies of the western allies, who, with the soviets, ruled as the. Other losses military wiki fandom powered by wikia. James bacque james bacque is a novelist, book editor, essayist and historian whose work has helped raise awareness in human rights issues associated with war crimes, particularly spurring debate on and research into the treatment of german pows at the end of world war ii. An attempted booklength disputation of other losses, was published in 1992, featuring essays by british, american and german revisionist historians eisenhower and the german pows.
He has worked in literature and history since he published his first novel the lonely ones, in 1969. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii bacque, james on. While researching a book about the french resistance, the author, james bacque stumbled upon the evidence of the deaths of german prisoners in american and french internment camps after world war two. Bacque s 30 per cent death rate for usheld prisoners was a generalisation based on a typing error. Bacques 30 per cent death rate for usheld prisoners was a generalisation based on a typing error.
Canadian historian james bacques new book, crimes and mercies, is a sequel to his 1989 work other losses. The event has been made possible through the efforts of mr. General dwight eisenhower intentionally caused the deaths by starvation or exposure of around a million german prisoners of war held in western internment camps briefly after the second world war. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies caused the death of some 1,000,000 german captives in american and french internment camps through disease, starvation and exposure from 1944 to 1949, as a direct result of the policies of the western. James bacque wrote that the response he received following the original publication of other losses was amazing. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii. Bacque was considered to be an mainstream writer until he began to write about allied war crimes against germany and the fate of german prisoners of war. James bacque discusses his devastating research into allied war crimes against a defeated germany in postworld war two europe, as detailed in his most famous book, other losses. Other losses a film by james bacque by by james bacque. Other losses is a 1989 book by canadian writer james bacque, alleging that u. The fate of german civilians under allied occupation 19441950, little, brown.
In 1986, james bacque was doing research for what was intended to be his first. Check the book if it available for your country and user who already subscribe will have full access all free. I first happened on the outlines of this story while researching my 1989 book other losses, about the mass deaths of german prisoners of war. Two thousand years ago the romans noted a thought that even. As soon as the second world war ended in 1945, canada and the united states began shipping food to the hundreds of millions of people who were facing starvation as a result of the war. James bacque james bacque is a novelist, book editor, essayist and historian whose work has helped. Other losses charges that hundreds of thousands of german prisoners that had fled the eastern front were designated. Canadian historian james bacques new book, crimes and mercies little, brown, is a sequel to his 1989 work other losses. The participants at the meeting were colonel max klaar, bundeswehr, retired. He has written novels, essays, short stories, a biography, a play and books on the history of postwar germany. Other losses charges that hundreds of thousands of german prisoners that had fled the eastern front were.
The following paragraph was inserted on 20080402 by james bacque in the entry about him on wikipedia to inform readers of several important and relevant facts that eliminate the credibility of the two chief sources of criticism of bacques book other losses. Bacque was a mainstream fiction writer and essayist before turning his attention, in 1989, to the fate of germans after world war ii. These are the books for those you who looking for to read the other losses, try to read or download pdfepub books and some of authors may have disable the live reading. Bacque claimed that dwight eisenhower, burning with hatred for germans. Crimes and mercies the fate of german civilians under allied occupation 19441950 year. Other losses james bacque pdf much controversy among scholars and other interested readers.
This term paper talks about the book other losses authored by james bacque into the mass deaths of germans who were prisoners of war by the french and the americans studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a. However, that same year bacque flew to moscow to examine the newlyopened kgb archives, where he found. It is a part of living memory that times were extraordinarily hard, but bacques research has enabled an estimate of the scale for the first time. Other losses a film by james bacque internet archive. It appeared in the times literary supplement of august 20, 1993. Miscellaneous files of interest james bacque answers a critic 8201993 this is a letter by james bacque, author of othe losses. James bacque, born and educated in toronto, is a former journalist, book editor macmillan of canada and publisher newpress. In 1989 james bacque published other losses, a shocking account of the treatment of german pows at the end of world war ii. His book, other losses, has been vilified, praised and sold around the world since publication in toronto, london and berlin in 1989. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies caused th. And yet, james bacque keeps ferreting out more information that makes his arguments more. As bacque revealed in earlier book other losses, millions of disarmed soldiers died in prison camps. James bacque, author of the book other losses which documents what happened in those camps, and us major merrit drucker.
This is the only authentic video version of an historic meeting in october, 2011 in washington entitled peace for germany. In 1989, a littleknown canadian novelist, james bacque, published other losses, alleging that 800,000, almost certainly over 900,000 and. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners of war at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Other losses and crimes and mercies, both accounts of the astonishing history of the allied massacres in postwar germany, have been sold worldwide. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii by james bacque. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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