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 349
... murder remained all - pervasive . At Auschwitz and Majdanek , which were at one and the same time concentration camps and annihilation centers , the hyper- exploitation of inmates for war production was anything but spuri- ous . Of ...
... murder remained all - pervasive . At Auschwitz and Majdanek , which were at one and the same time concentration camps and annihilation centers , the hyper- exploitation of inmates for war production was anything but spuri- ous . Of ...
Page 363
... murder of Jews at Auschwitz . Much the same is true for the conflicting estimates and extrapolations of the number of victims , since there are no reliable statistics to work with . Just as the fact of the Jewish ordeal at Auschwitz is ...
... murder of Jews at Auschwitz . Much the same is true for the conflicting estimates and extrapolations of the number of victims , since there are no reliable statistics to work with . Just as the fact of the Jewish ordeal at Auschwitz is ...
Page 386
... murder in the conquered and occupied eastern territories . He was confident that there would be no opposition to the brutalization , including the mass murder , of Poles and Russians , be they Gentiles or Jews . He also knew that there ...
... murder in the conquered and occupied eastern territories . He was confident that there would be no opposition to the brutalization , including the mass murder , of Poles and Russians , be they Gentiles or Jews . He also knew that there ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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