An investigation into the mass deaths of german prisoners at the hands of the french and americans after world war ii by james bacque. This edition contains a new epilogue and a new appendix not previously published in the original canadian. And yet, james bacque keeps ferreting out more information that makes his arguments more convincing all the time. 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.
Bacque also describes the terrors of the postwar camps in poland where children and other german civilians lost their lives. He has written novels, essays, short stories, a biography, a play and books on the history of postwar germany. Eisenhower intentionally caused the deaths by starvation. This updated third edition of other losses exists not to accuse, but to remind us that no country can claim an inherent innocence of or exemption from the cruelties of war.
Prima publishing of california intends to publish the book in may. Buy other losses new edition by bacque, james isbn. Other losses is a 1989 book by canadian writer james bacque, in which bacque alleges that u. 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. Discover book depositorys huge selection of james bacque books online. James bacque was inspired by reading war and peace at boarding school in canada, aged 16 in 1986, he began researching a book about raoul laporterie, a french resistance hero who saved about 1600 refugees from the nazis. 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.
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James bacque introduced the latest edition of his book, other losses. James bacque, whose accusations were for a time suppressed in the usa, claims that, in the us army camps of germany and france at the end of world war ii, almost four million german soldiers were held prisoner outdoors, in unsheltered barbedwire enclosures, with little or no water, for months on end. His best sellers other losses and crimes and mercies revealed massive atrocities against the german people 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. It appeared in the times literary supplement of august 20, 1993. He discovered that laporterie had been befriended by many germans, including hans.
James bacques most popular book is crimes and mercies. This third edition of james bacques other losses is essentially the original 1989 book, with. Other losses the shocking truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under general eisenhowers command year. I thought it would be nice to inject something relatively new into the other losses discussion. Other losses military wiki fandom powered by wikia. James bacque is a novelist, book editor, essayist and historian whose work has helped raise awareness in human rights issues associated with war crimes. James bacque, born and educated in toronto, is a former journalist, book editor macmillan of canada and publisher newpress. Truth behind the mass deaths of disarmed german soldiers and civilians under general eisenhowers command 9781559581738. He was a member of seatons house, one of the schools boarding houses. A number of renowned international historians attempt to debunk most of bacques assertions of allied malice in starving 750,000 to a million german pows after the conclusion of. Other losses is a 1989 book by canadian writer james bacque, alleging that u. Starting in march 2006, i tried repeatedly over many weeks to correct the errors, but found that within a day at first, then within hours, and finally within minutes, some wikipedian editor had expunged my corrections, replacing them with ever more.
Written with fervor, compassion and humanity, and making use of neverbefore cited records in moscow archives, james bacque exposes a littleknown but important chapter of 20th century history. The event has been made possible through the efforts of mr. James bacque, author of the book other losses which documents what happened in those camps, and us major merrit drucker. The launch will be held in washington in the marriott hotel where drucker plans to present a formal letter of apology to klaar who is flying over for the occasion. 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.
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. The first edition of this controversial book caused an international scandal by claiming that almost. Other losses onehour documentary film on dvd by james. James bacque was born and educated at upper canada college and trinity college in toronto. Certainly, few books in recent memory have instigated as much controversy among scholars and other interested readers. James bacque has 11 books on goodreads with 769 ratings. 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 arts degree. Canadian writer bacques shocking and controversial account of american mistreatment of four million german ww ii pows. Other losses charges that hundreds of thousands of german prisoners that had fled the eastern front were designated. Ironically, james bacques sensationalist book other losses probably was a cause for this revival of pow research in germany and elsewhere, too, since it. Canadian historian james bacques new book, crimes and mercies little, brown, is a sequel to his 1989 work other losses.
In other losses 1989, bacque claimed that allied supreme commander dwight eisenhowers policies. That a victor was able to hide and still continues to deny the savage treatment of german soldiers and civilians after winning wwii is a horrendous example of too much power placed into the hands of willful and devious men. Other losses onehour documentary film on dvd james bacque. Other losses the hidden history of germany after 1945. 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. This book is an anthology of pointbypoint refutations concerning james bacques previous work other losses. General dwight eisenhower intentionally caused the deaths by starvation or exposure of around a million german prisoners of war held in western internment camps. This edition contains a new epilogue and a new appendix not previously published in the original canadian edition of this book. James bacque 19 may 1929 september 2019 was a canadian writer, publisher, and book editor. 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. While researching a book about the french resistance, author james bacque stumbled upon the evidence of the deaths of germ an prisoners in american and french death camps after wwii, this research later became his book other losses which details the accounts of german prisoners of war which otherwise would have been largely unknown. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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.
His fiction titles include the lonely ones, 1969 big lonely in the paperback edition, 1970. Ike and the disappearing atrocities the new york times. 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. He has worked in literature and history since he published his first novel the lonely ones, in 1969. 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. 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. The first clues were uncovered in 1986 by the author james bacque and his assistant. This is a letter by james bacque, author of othe losses.