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 191
drive to relocate Polish Jews along the far borders of the empire promised to be
difficult and slow . While the tentative end goal , eastern resettlement , was put off
, the SS and police authorities pressed ahead with ghettoization . In many Polish
...
drive to relocate Polish Jews along the far borders of the empire promised to be
difficult and slow . While the tentative end goal , eastern resettlement , was put off
, the SS and police authorities pressed ahead with ghettoization . In many Polish
...
Page 245
They urged breaking off battle and transforming the forward lines into defensive
salients , pending a renewed drive in the spring of 1942 . Although chastened by
recent setbacks and conceding the high risks , only von Bock was ready ...
They urged breaking off battle and transforming the forward lines into defensive
salients , pending a renewed drive in the spring of 1942 . Although chastened by
recent setbacks and conceding the high risks , only von Bock was ready ...
Page 416
With the center forced to send reinforcements to both flanks , General Zhukov
would unleash his frontal drive to the German capital . Despite the enormous
losses inflicted on the Wehrmacht during the previous year — over 1 . 5 million
men , 6 ...
With the center forced to send reinforcements to both flanks , General Zhukov
would unleash his frontal drive to the German capital . Despite the enormous
losses inflicted on the Wehrmacht during the previous year — over 1 . 5 million
men , 6 ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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