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 270
... fighting to defeat the Red Army , to conquer Russian territories , to destroy the Soviet regime , and to extirpate bolshevism . The Jews became the chosen civilian victims of this furious total war . Political and politicized soldiers ...
... fighting to defeat the Red Army , to conquer Russian territories , to destroy the Soviet regime , and to extirpate bolshevism . The Jews became the chosen civilian victims of this furious total war . Political and politicized soldiers ...
Page 318
... fighting to the last ditch , were almost completely wiped out . By the end of the winter of 1942-43 one - third of all SS soldiers were dead , seriously wounded , or missing . No doubt Hitler was impressed by the exceptional per ...
... fighting to the last ditch , were almost completely wiped out . By the end of the winter of 1942-43 one - third of all SS soldiers were dead , seriously wounded , or missing . No doubt Hitler was impressed by the exceptional per ...
Page 445
... fighting to his last breath against bolshevism " and hailed him " as one of the greatest heroes of German history . " In an appeal to the German people he stressed that his " first duty was to save Germans from destruction [ Vernichtung ] ...
... fighting to his last breath against bolshevism " and hailed him " as one of the greatest heroes of German history . " In an appeal to the German people he stressed that his " first duty was to save Germans from destruction [ Vernichtung ] ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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