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 93
... needed to restabilize their endangered positions . Hitler's popular support derived from yet another group whose roots — and outlook — were fixed in the past . It consisted , above all , of small but independent peasants , artisans ...
... needed to restabilize their endangered positions . Hitler's popular support derived from yet another group whose roots — and outlook — were fixed in the past . It consisted , above all , of small but independent peasants , artisans ...
Page 151
... needed special permis- sion to marry non - Jews , and Dr. Hans Frank invoked the Nuremberg edicts in his report as Rechtswahrer , or warder of the law . But the principal theme of this monstrously spectacular week - long rally was not ...
... needed special permis- sion to marry non - Jews , and Dr. Hans Frank invoked the Nuremberg edicts in his report as Rechtswahrer , or warder of the law . But the principal theme of this monstrously spectacular week - long rally was not ...
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... needed until August 5 to pene- trate the strategically vital defense line east of Smolensk , only to become stalled around Jelna , 250 miles southwest of Moscow . In the south , Soviet divisions similarly delayed von Rundstedt's double ...
... needed until August 5 to pene- trate the strategically vital defense line east of Smolensk , only to become stalled around Jelna , 250 miles southwest of Moscow . In the south , Soviet divisions similarly delayed von Rundstedt's double ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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