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 42
In addition , young men continued to leave the ghetto for work or study in cities
near and far , where they were exposed to the possibility of assimilation and
acculturation . With time , by eroding the viability of the petty commerce and ...
In addition , young men continued to leave the ghetto for work or study in cities
near and far , where they were exposed to the possibility of assimilation and
acculturation . With time , by eroding the viability of the petty commerce and ...
Page 86
Even after reluctantly giving way at Munich , the Allies continued to fight shy of an
agreement with Moscow , thereby encouraging the Poles to do likewise . And
once London and Paris declared that they would stand with Warsaw in case of a
...
Even after reluctantly giving way at Munich , the Allies continued to fight shy of an
agreement with Moscow , thereby encouraging the Poles to do likewise . And
once London and Paris declared that they would stand with Warsaw in case of a
...
Page 216
Instead , they kept exterminating partisans and Jews , much as the army
continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite
ideological war . By and large , Germany ' s Christian churches acted to
consecrate Hitler ' s ...
Instead , they kept exterminating partisans and Jews , much as the army
continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite
ideological war . By and large , Germany ' s Christian churches acted to
consecrate Hitler ' s ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Authors | Arno J. Mayer, Mayer. Arno J. |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
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