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 245
... command of the Kalinin Army Group , to hold the perimeter north of Moscow , and General G. K. Zhukov , chief of the Western Army Group , to block the southern approaches , which were threatened by Guderian's drive to Tula . The Germans ...
... command of the Kalinin Army Group , to hold the perimeter north of Moscow , and General G. K. Zhukov , chief of the Western Army Group , to block the southern approaches , which were threatened by Guderian's drive to Tula . The Germans ...
Page 267
... command and security forces . Hundreds of German officers and men were killed , some of them while fighting the raging flames . This additional defiance and humiliation came at the time when the Germans were intensifying their ...
... command and security forces . Hundreds of German officers and men were killed , some of them while fighting the raging flames . This additional defiance and humiliation came at the time when the Germans were intensifying their ...
Page 359
... command con- cluded that the camp complex had become so vast and multiform as to be unwieldy . To ensure greater efficiency Pohl proposed consolidat- ing the camp at Monowice , which serviced the Farben operations , and nine lesser ...
... command con- cluded that the camp complex had become so vast and multiform as to be unwieldy . To ensure greater efficiency Pohl proposed consolidat- ing the camp at Monowice , which serviced the Farben operations , and nine lesser ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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