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 152
... underground Jews had waited until now to take their vengeance by becoming " the leaders of the allegedly liberal revolution " which primed Spain for " the ascendancy of Soviet Jews . " At the 1936 Nuremberg rally , even more than at 152.
... underground Jews had waited until now to take their vengeance by becoming " the leaders of the allegedly liberal revolution " which primed Spain for " the ascendancy of Soviet Jews . " At the 1936 Nuremberg rally , even more than at 152.
Page 267
... underground . For another , the Wehrmacht was vigilant in its own right : it assiduously hunted down political commissars and with the help of the SS screened the enemy prisoners for dangerous elements . Besides , being under orders to ...
... underground . For another , the Wehrmacht was vigilant in its own right : it assiduously hunted down political commissars and with the help of the SS screened the enemy prisoners for dangerous elements . Besides , being under orders to ...
Page 426
... underground in Warsaw to rise on August 1 , 1944. In a population of close to 1 million this Polish Home Army counted between 25,000 and 30,000 potential combatants , of whom about 10 percent were adequately armed . This ill - equipped ...
... underground in Warsaw to rise on August 1 , 1944. In a population of close to 1 million this Polish Home Army counted between 25,000 and 30,000 potential combatants , of whom about 10 percent were adequately armed . This ill - equipped ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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