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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... eastern Jews were by far the most numerous , the poorest , and the most sealed off . They con- stituted the main body of Europe's large Jewish communities , except in France and Germany . But even there they became a critical mass after ...
... eastern Jews were by far the most numerous , the poorest , and the most sealed off . They con- stituted the main body of Europe's large Jewish communities , except in France and Germany . But even there they became a critical mass after ...
Page 88
... eastern Poland in exchange for his perfidious neutrality , Stalin momentarily kept 300,000 Jews from falling under the Nazi heel . A week after the surrender of France and in accordance with his secret compact with Berlin , Stalin took ...
... eastern Poland in exchange for his perfidious neutrality , Stalin momentarily kept 300,000 Jews from falling under the Nazi heel . A week after the surrender of France and in accordance with his secret compact with Berlin , Stalin took ...
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... eastern front surrendered unconditionally . Within a few weeks Bulgaria and Finland followed suit . But the Germans were not put to rout . They fought fiercely every inch of their forced withdrawal from Russia . There was little combat ...
... eastern front surrendered unconditionally . Within a few weeks Bulgaria and Finland followed suit . But the Germans were not put to rout . They fought fiercely every inch of their forced withdrawal from Russia . There was little combat ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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