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 189
... issued a ukase making the Jews of the General Government subject to forced labor . Before long , Jews were impressed to clear swamps , build roads , and quarry stones . To avoid arbitrary abduc- tions or dragnets , several Jewish ...
... issued a ukase making the Jews of the General Government subject to forced labor . Before long , Jews were impressed to clear swamps , build roads , and quarry stones . To avoid arbitrary abduc- tions or dragnets , several Jewish ...
Page 210
... issued on June 6 , 1941. In accordance with Hitler's directives , the generals required their men to be not only military combatants but political warriors as well . They forewarned their soldiers that " in the battle against bolshevism ...
... issued on June 6 , 1941. In accordance with Hitler's directives , the generals required their men to be not only military combatants but political warriors as well . They forewarned their soldiers that " in the battle against bolshevism ...
Page 212
... issued the orders for the planning and execution of the military attack on Russia , they also prepared , signed , and issued the directives for the " jihad " against the Soviet regime and " Judeobolshevism . " These senior officers and ...
... issued the orders for the planning and execution of the military attack on Russia , they also prepared , signed , and issued the directives for the " jihad " against the Soviet regime and " Judeobolshevism . " These senior officers and ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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