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 59
... communities . whose organic culture was half religious and half secular . Capitalist modernization began to erode the economic viability and cultural self - containment of these communities well before the Great War . More and more ...
... communities . whose organic culture was half religious and half secular . Capitalist modernization began to erode the economic viability and cultural self - containment of these communities well before the Great War . More and more ...
Page 266
... communities from between 20,000 and 28,000 to between 5,000 and 10,000 . Their demographic balance was also greatly unset- tled since there was probably a preponderance of adult males among those who were evacuated and escaped . The ...
... communities from between 20,000 and 28,000 to between 5,000 and 10,000 . Their demographic balance was also greatly unset- tled since there was probably a preponderance of adult males among those who were evacuated and escaped . The ...
Page 380
... communities of a host of cities which had been captured before the first retreat were ravaged with fire and sword : Riga , Minsk , Kharkov , Simferopol , Kerch , and Pyatigorsk . Certainly in Riga but probably also in other cities the ...
... communities of a host of cities which had been captured before the first retreat were ravaged with fire and sword : Riga , Minsk , Kharkov , Simferopol , Kerch , and Pyatigorsk . Certainly in Riga but probably also in other cities the ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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