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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Page 314
... advance toward Moscow " called forth a huge wave of pessi- mism among the Jews " who , looking to the Red Army for liberation , asked themselves " whence shall our help come ? " Soon thereafter , once the Wehrmacht was stopped and ...
... advance toward Moscow " called forth a huge wave of pessi- mism among the Jews " who , looking to the Red Army for liberation , asked themselves " whence shall our help come ? " Soon thereafter , once the Wehrmacht was stopped and ...
Page 414
... advance and the resig- nation of the retreating enemy . The fall of Minsk was the signal for a three - pronged drive to expel what remained of the enemy on Soviet soil . By the end of July the Germans abandoned Dvinsk and Kovno in the ...
... advance and the resig- nation of the retreating enemy . The fall of Minsk was the signal for a three - pronged drive to expel what remained of the enemy on Soviet soil . By the end of July the Germans abandoned Dvinsk and Kovno in the ...
Page 426
... advance of the Red Army toward Germany's eastern and southern borders . While Warsaw was the most direct gateway to Berlin , Buda- pest was the critical passageway to Vienna . Fast - moving military and diplomatic developments framed ...
... advance of the Red Army toward Germany's eastern and southern borders . While Warsaw was the most direct gateway to Berlin , Buda- pest was the critical passageway to Vienna . Fast - moving military and diplomatic developments framed ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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