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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Barbarossa was torn . On the one hand , guided by an expansive imperial ideal ,
he proposed to unite all German lands and to push southward to Italy and the
Mediterranean . On the other , Barbarossa encouraged feudal devolution ,
hoping ...
Barbarossa was torn . On the one hand , guided by an expansive imperial ideal ,
he proposed to unite all German lands and to push southward to Italy and the
Mediterranean . On the other , Barbarossa encouraged feudal devolution ,
hoping ...
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During the Vormärz , the period of cultural and political ferment before 1848 ,
Richard Wagner seized upon Barbarossa as a model in his quest for an imperial
hero to exalt on a stage that for Wagner was at once dramatic and political .
During the Vormärz , the period of cultural and political ferment before 1848 ,
Richard Wagner seized upon Barbarossa as a model in his quest for an imperial
hero to exalt on a stage that for Wagner was at once dramatic and political .
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Perhaps unwittingly , Hitler embraced ideas that were consonant with the
Barbarossa reign and saga . In Mein Kampf he claimed to " take up again where
things had been left 600 years ago ” ; he proposed to stop Germany ' s " external
drive ...
Perhaps unwittingly , Hitler embraced ideas that were consonant with the
Barbarossa reign and saga . In Mein Kampf he claimed to " take up again where
things had been left 600 years ago ” ; he proposed to stop Germany ' s " external
drive ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "final Solution" in History |
| Authors | Arno J. Mayer, Mayer. Arno J. |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
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