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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The OKH and the OKW also collaborated closely in drafting the "Guidelines for
the Treatment of Political Commissars," or the "Commissar Order" (
Kommissarbefehl), which was issued on June 6, 1941. In accordance with Hitler's
directives, the ...
The OKH and the OKW also collaborated closely in drafting the "Guidelines for
the Treatment of Political Commissars," or the "Commissar Order" (
Kommissarbefehl), which was issued on June 6, 1941. In accordance with Hitler's
directives, the ...
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[and] for Stalin and his Jewish commissars," whose regime was "a hundred times
worse" than that of the last tsars. The German troops were coming to put an end
to the "criminal machinations of the Jewish clique . . . and will go after the ...
[and] for Stalin and his Jewish commissars," whose regime was "a hundred times
worse" than that of the last tsars. The German troops were coming to put an end
to the "criminal machinations of the Jewish clique . . . and will go after the ...
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There were numerous variants on the same theme: "Down with commissars"; "
Down with the Jewish commissars and their lackeys"; and "Down with Jews and
commissars." During the spring of 1941 most of the generals as well as many ...
There were numerous variants on the same theme: "Down with commissars"; "
Down with the Jewish commissars and their lackeys"; and "Down with Jews and
commissars." During the spring of 1941 most of the generals as well as many ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1990 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jan 2011 |
| ISBN | 0679728996, 9780679728993 |
| Length | 508 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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