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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Page 54
... early martyrs of Mussolini's countermovement were Jewish , and there were some early Jewish paymasters as well . Over two hun- dred Jews are said to have participated in the March on Rome , and easily three times that number were ...
... early martyrs of Mussolini's countermovement were Jewish , and there were some early Jewish paymasters as well . Over two hun- dred Jews are said to have participated in the March on Rome , and easily three times that number were ...
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... early May and early August 1943 , when Sauckel asked for another 150,000 workers . All told , during the ten months from October 1942 through July 1943 some 600,000 Frenchmen were sent to Germany , or about 2,000 per day and 61,500 per ...
... early May and early August 1943 , when Sauckel asked for another 150,000 workers . All told , during the ten months from October 1942 through July 1943 some 600,000 Frenchmen were sent to Germany , or about 2,000 per day and 61,500 per ...
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... early December 1942 Himmler changed his mind , and decided or agreed that the Łódź ghetto should not be moved , thereby satisfying Pohl . When Gauleiter Greiser balked , Pohl urged Himmler to bring him into line , insisting that at this ...
... early December 1942 Himmler changed his mind , and decided or agreed that the Łódź ghetto should not be moved , thereby satisfying Pohl . When Gauleiter Greiser balked , Pohl urged Himmler to bring him into line , insisting that at this ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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