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 13
... civilian war dead , the bulk were Russians and Poles , without counting Russian and Polish Jews . Except in Germany , only a relatively limited number of civilians died or were wounded as a direct consequence of military actions , such ...
... civilian war dead , the bulk were Russians and Poles , without counting Russian and Polish Jews . Except in Germany , only a relatively limited number of civilians died or were wounded as a direct consequence of military actions , such ...
Page 15
... civilians , they were not an end in themselves , nor were they purely ideological in purpose . Almost invariably such mass killings were intended to further real even if warped military and political purposes . Typically , they were ...
... civilians , they were not an end in themselves , nor were they purely ideological in purpose . Almost invariably such mass killings were intended to further real even if warped military and political purposes . Typically , they were ...
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... civilians inherent in the forcible acquisition of Lebensraum . But while they tended to overlook the crimes of their own soldiers and officers , they decried those of the SS and the Secu- rity Police . On September 12 Admiral Wilhelm ...
... civilians inherent in the forcible acquisition of Lebensraum . But while they tended to overlook the crimes of their own soldiers and officers , they decried those of the SS and the Secu- rity Police . On September 12 Admiral Wilhelm ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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