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 367
... victims with the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these victims , the bulk was not Jewish . Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest that these killings were rehearsals for the subsequent mass ...
... victims with the insecticide Zyklon B. Although there may have been some Jews among these victims , the bulk was not Jewish . Nor is there any reliable evidence to suggest that these killings were rehearsals for the subsequent mass ...
Page 377
... victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence . The executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition , leaving the victims no choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke . There were no bonds of common humanity ...
... victims suffered their dehumanization in terrifying silence . The executioners ordained and enforced the way of perdition , leaving the victims no choice but to bend to their mortifying yoke . There were no bonds of common humanity ...
Page 402
... victims . Pending the discovery of incontrovertible data , it is pointless to make or dispute round - figure estimates about the number of Jews processed through each of the three outright extermination centers of Operation Reinhard ...
... victims . Pending the discovery of incontrovertible data , it is pointless to make or dispute round - figure estimates about the number of Jews processed through each of the three outright extermination centers of Operation Reinhard ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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