Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis major work presents a radically new view of the origins of the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. Mayer argues that though Hitler was always viciously anti-Semitic, the genocide was not part of his plan from the start. Instead, it was triggered when the Nazi's massive campaign against Russia began to founder. Mayer places what Hitler called "the Final Solution" in historical context, examining both the prewar political situation in Europe that made it possible, and some analogous, if much less horrific, events in the distant past. The result is an important and provocative new answer to one of the most pressing questions facing historians today: How could such an enormity have come to pass? |
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... captured officers and men of the Red Army . " No doubt he exaggerated when he charged that prisoners " are being ... capture ; others were sent to concentration camps for detention or execution . In September and October 1941 about ...
... captured officers and men of the Red Army . " No doubt he exaggerated when he charged that prisoners " are being ... capture ; others were sent to concentration camps for detention or execution . In September and October 1941 about ...
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... capture or bypass and encircle Vitebsk , Orsha , Mogilev , and Bobruisk . These four cities , which were vital ... captured another 100,000 prisoners . On July 17 half of these prisoners were paraded through the streets of Moscow to ...
... capture or bypass and encircle Vitebsk , Orsha , Mogilev , and Bobruisk . These four cities , which were vital ... captured another 100,000 prisoners . On July 17 half of these prisoners were paraded through the streets of Moscow to ...
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... capture of Majdanek provided the world with the first concrete evidence of the barbarous conditions and practices in Nazi Germany's concentration - camp uni- verse . The SS had multiple reasons for evacuating their helpless charges ...
... capture of Majdanek provided the world with the first concrete evidence of the barbarous conditions and practices in Nazi Germany's concentration - camp uni- verse . The SS had multiple reasons for evacuating their helpless charges ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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