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 44
... close ties to Weimar's unattached intelligentsia , in which Jewish journalists , literati , and artists figured prominently . These Jewish men of letters , of whom there were many , achieved the same éclat as the Jewish members of the ...
... close ties to Weimar's unattached intelligentsia , in which Jewish journalists , literati , and artists figured prominently . These Jewish men of letters , of whom there were many , achieved the same éclat as the Jewish members of the ...
Page 59
... close to 40 percent of its urban population . At most , 3 percent of the Jewish labor force worked in agriculture , compared to over 30 percent in petty commerce . Jews were above all ensconced in traditional manufacture . Of the close ...
... close to 40 percent of its urban population . At most , 3 percent of the Jewish labor force worked in agriculture , compared to over 30 percent in petty commerce . Jews were above all ensconced in traditional manufacture . Of the close ...
Page 426
... close to the Vistula General Bór- Komorowski ordered the underground in Warsaw to rise on August 1 , 1944. In a population of close to 1 million this Polish Home Army counted between 25,000 and 30,000 potential combatants , of whom ...
... close to the Vistula General Bór- Komorowski ordered the underground in Warsaw to rise on August 1 , 1944. In a population of close to 1 million this Polish Home Army counted between 25,000 and 30,000 potential combatants , of whom ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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