{"title":"James Bacque","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Bacque’s works delve into the darker episodes of 20th-century history, presenting meticulously researched accounts that challenge conventional narratives. His writing often explores the aftermath of war, revealing the complexities and untold human suffering behind official records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking books that combine historical insight with a critical perspective, particularly in the fields of war crimes and military history. Bacque’s narratives invite reflection on the moral and ethical dimensions of conflict and its enduring impact.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crimes-and-mercies-by-james-bacque-9780889225671","title":"Crimes and Mercies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 9 million Germans died as a result of deliberate Allied starvation and expulsion policies after World War II. One quarter of the country was annexed, and about 15 million people were expelled in the largest act of ethnic cleansing the world has ever known. Over 2 million of these, including countless children, died on the road or in concentration camps in Poland and elsewhere. These deaths are still being denied by Western governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, Herbert Hoover and Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King created the largest charity in history, a food-aid programme that saved an estimated 800 million lives during three years of global struggle against post-World War II famine. This was a programme they had to struggle for years to make accessible to the German people, who had been excluded from it as a matter of official Allied policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNever before had such revenge been known. Never before had such compassion been shown. The first English-speaking writer to gain access to the newly opened KGB archives in Moscow and to recently declassified information from the renowned Hoover Institution in California, James Bacque tells the extraordinary story of what happened to these people and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRevised and updated for this new edition, bestseller \u003ci\u003eCrimes and Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e was first published by Little, Brown in the U.K. in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605451981036,"sku":"9780889225671","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780889225671-crimes-and-mercies.jpg?v=1778131039"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/james-bacque.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}