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 58
In particular , they figured prominently among the leaders not only of the
Bolshevik Party but also of the Menshevik and Social Revolutionary parties . The
champions of the old order seized upon this fact to denounce the revolution as a
Jewish ...
In particular , they figured prominently among the leaders not only of the
Bolshevik Party but also of the Menshevik and Social Revolutionary parties . The
champions of the old order seized upon this fact to denounce the revolution as a
Jewish ...
Page 107
Yet in the same breath in which Hitler made Jewry out to be infinitely powerful
and cunning , he scorned the Jews of the Bolshevik regime as being unfit to rule .
Rather than fearing the Jews of Moscow , he expected them to further the ...
Yet in the same breath in which Hitler made Jewry out to be infinitely powerful
and cunning , he scorned the Jews of the Bolshevik regime as being unfit to rule .
Rather than fearing the Jews of Moscow , he expected them to further the ...
Page 225
In early November , as his regiment moved forward to participate in the drive on
Moscow , Labonne conspicuously offered thanks to “ the great and venerated
Marshal Pétain ” for approving the “ decision to take part in the anti - Bolshevik ...
In early November , as his regiment moved forward to participate in the drive on
Moscow , Labonne conspicuously offered thanks to “ the great and venerated
Marshal Pétain ” for approving the “ decision to take part in the anti - Bolshevik ...
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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