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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... führer's wars of aggression , re- lieved that in the future the SS and the police rather than regular troops would sully their hands with the blood of innocent civilians . Germany's churches eased many a troubled conscience . The Prot ...
... führer's wars of aggression , re- lieved that in the future the SS and the police rather than regular troops would sully their hands with the blood of innocent civilians . Germany's churches eased many a troubled conscience . The Prot ...
Page 419
... führer also de- cided to create the party - army that Röhm had once urged upon him . This is not to say that he expected such an army to replace or control the regular Wehrmacht , including its regular though purged officer corps . But ...
... führer also de- cided to create the party - army that Röhm had once urged upon him . This is not to say that he expected such an army to replace or control the regular Wehrmacht , including its regular though purged officer corps . But ...
Page 445
... führer's intransigence , would have required the prior overthrow of Hitler . Himmler and Bernadotte met for a third time in Lübeck on April 23 , 1945 , two days before Soviet and American troops met near Torgau on the Elbe . According ...
... führer's intransigence , would have required the prior overthrow of Hitler . Himmler and Bernadotte met for a third time in Lübeck on April 23 , 1945 , two days before Soviet and American troops met near Torgau on the Elbe . According ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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