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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Judging by the regulations and conditions that Eicke fixed at Dachau and that
were reproduced in the other camps, the inmates were to be broken
psychologically, morally, and physically. At this point they were forced to work for
their own ...
Judging by the regulations and conditions that Eicke fixed at Dachau and that
were reproduced in the other camps, the inmates were to be broken
psychologically, morally, and physically. At this point they were forced to work for
their own ...
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need to worry about the 18,000 infirm and the 15,000 men in the external camps,
there were only 34,000 inmates to be watched over. In any case, all the camps,
including the external ones, were enclosed by electrically charged wire fences, ...
need to worry about the 18,000 infirm and the 15,000 men in the external camps,
there were only 34,000 inmates to be watched over. In any case, all the camps,
including the external ones, were enclosed by electrically charged wire fences, ...
Page 385
Before long, these doctors were charged with weeding out inmates who were
unfit to work. The euthanasia doctors signed thousands of death warrants, though
exactly how many is unclear. Between mid-1941 and mid-1943 close to 4,500 ...
Before long, these doctors were charged with weeding out inmates who were
unfit to work. The euthanasia doctors signed thousands of death warrants, though
exactly how many is unclear. Between mid-1941 and mid-1943 close to 4,500 ...
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Contents
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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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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