Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in HistoryThis highly acclaimed book presents a radically new view of the origins of the Holocaust. Mayer argues that the slaughter of the Jews was not part of Hitler's plan from the start, but came about only when the Nazis' massive campaign aagainst Russia foundered. Illustrated. |
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... Barbarossa was torn . On the one hand , guided by an expansive imperial ideal , he proposed to unite all German lands and to push southward to Italy and the Mediterranean . On the other , Barbarossa encouraged ... OPERATION BARBAROSSA 219.
... Barbarossa was torn . On the one hand , guided by an expansive imperial ideal , he proposed to unite all German lands and to push southward to Italy and the Mediterranean . On the other , Barbarossa encouraged ... OPERATION BARBAROSSA 219.
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... Barbarossa was praised for having been the first to articulate and spread the Germanic idea of culture as part of his imperial mission . Hitler is said to have consid- ered it a favorable augury that from his ... OPERATION BARBAROSSA 221.
... Barbarossa was praised for having been the first to articulate and spread the Germanic idea of culture as part of his imperial mission . Hitler is said to have consid- ered it a favorable augury that from his ... OPERATION BARBAROSSA 221.
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... Operation Barbarossa was both a gigantic military drive against So- viet Russia and a fiery crusade against " Judeobolshevism . " The Judeo- cide was deeply embedded in this eastern campaign . Ultimately , it was the crusade within the ...
... Operation Barbarossa was both a gigantic military drive against So- viet Russia and a fiery crusade against " Judeobolshevism . " The Judeo- cide was deeply embedded in this eastern campaign . Ultimately , it was the crusade within the ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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