James bacque has 12 books on goodreads with 748 ratings. This updated third edition of other losses exists not to accuse, but to remind us that no country can claim an inherent. Max klaar, who is the president of verband deutscher soldaten. He was a member of seatons house, one of the schools boarding houses. During his long literary career he was a journalist, book editor macmillan of canada, and publisher newpress. Contro i tedeschi, e costituisce il seguito del famoso other losses. Shaef g3 and generals lee and littlejohn 221 discrepancy in number of captives, june 2 and september 8, 1945 222 the midnight shift 223 the prisoners in the bremen enclave scofor forces 225. Verschwiegene schuld crimes and mercies as well as. Other losses onehour documentary film on dvd james bacque. Historian james tent concludes that james bacque might be willing to relegate the world food shortage to the category of myth. James bacque was an editor at macmillan for eight years and was a cofounder and partner in new press. Bacques previous work other losses postulates there were an additional 800,000 to one million german pows who died who werent. Bacque was a mainstream fiction writer and essayist before. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies caused the death.
His wife elisabeth says james was lucid and listening to the end, and that his sense of humor never failed him. 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. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii. The event has been made possible through the efforts of mr. Cover of the book crimes and mercies of james bacque, james bacque.
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Bacque alleges that general 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. James watson bacque jim peacefully, after a short illness, on september, 2019 at the age of 90. James bacque died at the age of ninety on september, 2019. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french a first edition. This film, based on james bacques books, other losses and crimes and mercies. Bacque received after publishing his book other losses, which he used for research into his followup, crimes and mercies. There were no doctors or nurses around to look after the amputees till the americans came and whisked them away and sent us off. The french also wanted german labour to repair some of the damage done to their country during the campaigns. And yet, james bacque keeps ferreting out more information that makes his arguments more. Canadian novelist, publisher and writer of historic nonfiction. Other losses by james bacque he spoke of his book other losseswhich is about german prisoners of war taken by. U5 e35 1992 this book is an anthology of pointbypoint refutations concerning james bacques previous work other losses.
The shocking truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under general eisenhowers command, and crimes and mercies, and more on. His best sellers other losses and crimes and mercies revealed massive atrocities against the german people after the second world war. Gift of james bacque, 2009 discover archives university of toronto. Other losses the shocking truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under general eisenhowers command year. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii bacque, james on. The first, other losses, showed the tremendous atrocities committed against enemy prisoners in the prison camps of the us and france after 1945. Other losses in the american camps 198 the eto medical history 211 the provost marshal reports 218 the shaefusfet papers 220 the june 2 discrepancy. In other losses 1989, bacque claimed that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies caused the death of. James bacque books list of books by author james bacque. Find james bacques phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information.
All over the western world, savage atrocities against the armenians. Other losses is a 1989 book by canadian writer james bacque, alleging that u. In 1989 james bacque published other losses, a shocking account of the treatment of german pows at the end of world war ii. 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.
Bacque was the founding partner and president of new press book publishers from 19691975. Following the worldwide success of his earlier book, merccies losses, which documented the deaths of about one million axis prisoners in allied camps after the war, james bacque flew to moscow to work in the newly opened kgb archives. Other losses the shocking truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under. James bacque born in 1929 is a canadian novelist, publisher and book editor bacque was educated at upper canada college in toronto and then the university of toronto, where he studied history and philosophy graduating in 1952 with a bachelor of art degree. Surely it is time to take seriously what the eyewitnesses on both sides are trying to tell us about our history. James bacques book other losses caused a scandal when it was first published thirty years ago. Eisenhower biographer stephen ambrosewho helped edit other losseswrote i quarrel with many of your interpretations, but i am not arguing with the basic truth of your discovery and acknowledged that bacque had made a major historical discovery, in the sense that very little attention had. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii james bacque isbn.
James bacque crimes and mercies pdf crimes and mercies. One soldier had half his face missing and i always wondered what happened to these men. James bacque died peacefully on september, 2019, surrounded by his family after suffering multiple strokes. Other losses concludes that the food crisis in europe was contrived by allied forces by the use of restrictive food import policy, other losses james bacque restrictions on red cross food deliveries, and other means. James bacques most popular book is crimes and mercies. 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. Other losses james bacque haftad 9780889226654 bokus.
The book other losses toronto, 1989 by james bacque, which helped to set off the investigation, is being reissued in an american edition in october. James bacque obituary toronto, on the globe and mail. The fate of german civilians under allied occupation, by james bacque. Other losses caused an international scandal when first published in by revealing that allied. An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war i1. In 1989, i published the first in a series of books about the second world war and its aftermath. 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 pow s at the end of world war ii.
Surely it is time for the guesswork and the lying to stop. He has written novels, essays, short stories, a biography, a play and books on the history of postwar germany. Bacque studied philosophy and history and the university of toronto. Expression at kirchheim in may 2014 is available as a pdf for computers. Download other losses ebook free in pdf and epub format. James bacque other losses pdf an investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii by james bacque. The author of nine works of fiction, history and biography, and even a very successful satirical play on conrad black which lord black himself thought quite amusing, bacque is widely known for his two bestselling books other losses and crimes and mercies, about the treatment of german pows.
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