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 86
... 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 German attack , Poland's leaders chose to believe that ...
... 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 German attack , Poland's leaders chose to believe that ...
Page 216
... continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite ideological war . By and large , Germany's Christian churches acted to consecrate Hit- ler's profane crusade in the east . To be sure , unlike the generals ...
... continued to take and decimate prisoners , in what was an inherently infinite ideological war . By and large , Germany's Christian churches acted to consecrate Hit- ler's profane crusade in the east . To be sure , unlike the generals ...
Page 409
... continued , each with its own momentum and autonomy . But whereas the course and outcome of World War Two , notably in the east , continued to determine the fate of the Jews , the war against the Jews had no effect on the military and ...
... continued , each with its own momentum and autonomy . But whereas the course and outcome of World War Two , notably in the east , continued to determine the fate of the Jews , the war against the Jews had no effect on the military and ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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