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 252
... planning their campaign Hitler's generals had been too ideologically intoxicated and self - confident to make provisions to care for the masses of prisoners they meant and had to capture . This military malpractice was to have ...
... planning their campaign Hitler's generals had been too ideologically intoxicated and self - confident to make provisions to care for the masses of prisoners they meant and had to capture . This military malpractice was to have ...
Page 257
... plans to massacre the Jews who were certain to be trapped by the lightning sweep into and through the territories that Moscow had seized since 1939. In various places there were savage pogroms immediately following the arrival of German ...
... plans to massacre the Jews who were certain to be trapped by the lightning sweep into and through the territories that Moscow had seized since 1939. In various places there were savage pogroms immediately following the arrival of German ...
Page 333
... planning and implementation of all such projects . In the second part of his plan Pohl stressed the fundamental recast- ing of the camp system to justify the centralization of power in the WVHA . The war has brought a manifest change in ...
... planning and implementation of all such projects . In the second part of his plan Pohl stressed the fundamental recast- ing of the camp system to justify the centralization of power in the WVHA . The war has brought a manifest change in ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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