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 127
... regime , and his primacy in it , he had to keep a careful eye on his two major loyal oppositions . On the one hand , although he had continuing need for the active support of the conservative elite , including von Hindenburg , he had to ...
... regime , and his primacy in it , he had to keep a careful eye on his two major loyal oppositions . On the one hand , although he had continuing need for the active support of the conservative elite , including von Hindenburg , he had to ...
Page 155
... regime the express function of both the older detention centers and the new concentration camps was to exercise political control and promote terror . Unwittingly , even the inmates who were released served this purpose , in that they ...
... regime the express function of both the older detention centers and the new concentration camps was to exercise political control and promote terror . Unwittingly , even the inmates who were released served this purpose , in that they ...
Page 212
... regime : murderers , barbarians , beasts , Jews , terrorists , revolutionaries . There were numerous vari- ants on the same theme : " Down with commissars " ; " Down with the Jewish commissars and their lackeys " ; and " Down with Jews ...
... regime : murderers , barbarians , beasts , Jews , terrorists , revolutionaries . There were numerous vari- ants on the same theme : " Down with commissars " ; " Down with the Jewish commissars and their lackeys " ; and " Down with Jews ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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