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 second time the local executioners probably asphyxiated their victims with
the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these
victims , the bulk was not Jewish . Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest ...
The second time the local executioners probably asphyxiated their victims with
the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these
victims , the bulk was not Jewish . Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest ...
Page 377
ceremony , and the victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence .
The executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition , leaving the victims
no choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke . There were no bonds of common ...
ceremony , and the victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence .
The executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition , leaving the victims
no choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke . There were no bonds of common ...
Page 452
As if to compensate for the fragmentary nature of the record , they devote
themselves to detailed examination of the physical harm and mental anguish
which the SS inflicted on their victims and to making what they consider precise
estimates ...
As if to compensate for the fragmentary nature of the record , they devote
themselves to detailed examination of the physical harm and mental anguish
which the SS inflicted on their victims and to making what they consider precise
estimates ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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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