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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The "final Solution" in History Arno J. Mayer. Like the drive to force German Jews to leave the Third Reich , the drive to relocate Polish Jews along the far borders of the empire promised to be difficult and slow . While the tentative ...
The "final Solution" in History Arno J. Mayer. Like the drive to force German Jews to leave the Third Reich , the drive to relocate Polish Jews along the far borders of the empire promised to be difficult and slow . While the tentative ...
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... drive to Tula . The Germans continued to forge ahead in the south , taking Khar- kov and Rostov , which were about 15 percent Jewish , and drawing near to the Crimea . In the center , however , their advance slowed to less than five ...
... drive to Tula . The Germans continued to forge ahead in the south , taking Khar- kov and Rostov , which were about 15 percent Jewish , and drawing near to the Crimea . In the center , however , their advance slowed to less than five ...
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... drive to the Ger- man capital . Despite the enormous losses inflicted on the Wehrmacht during the previous year - over 1.5 million men , 6,500 tanks , 28,000 guns , and 12,000 planes - Hitler continued to underestimate the Red Army , as ...
... drive to the Ger- man capital . Despite the enormous losses inflicted on the Wehrmacht during the previous year - over 1.5 million men , 6,500 tanks , 28,000 guns , and 12,000 planes - Hitler continued to underestimate the Red Army , as ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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