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 xiii
... Judeocide as it is of the Cold War or any other momentous and perplexing historical event . After fifty years the question is no longer whether or not to reappraise and historicize the Judeocide , but rather how to do so responsibly ...
... Judeocide as it is of the Cold War or any other momentous and perplexing historical event . After fifty years the question is no longer whether or not to reappraise and historicize the Judeocide , but rather how to do so responsibly ...
Page xiv
... Judeocide . This fixity of purpose was the key to Hitler's obsession with the war in eastern Europe , which was the home of the bulk of the Continent's Jews and became the principal site of their suffering and destruction . A second ...
... Judeocide . This fixity of purpose was the key to Hitler's obsession with the war in eastern Europe , which was the home of the bulk of the Continent's Jews and became the principal site of their suffering and destruction . A second ...
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... Judeocide was forged in the fires of a stupendous war to conquer unlimited Lebensraum from Russia , to crush the Soviet regime , and to liquidate international bolshevism . The regular Wehrmacht and the special Waffen - SS first blazed ...
... Judeocide was forged in the fires of a stupendous war to conquer unlimited Lebensraum from Russia , to crush the Soviet regime , and to liquidate international bolshevism . The regular Wehrmacht and the special Waffen - SS first blazed ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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