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 204
In any event , by July 2 , 1940 , less than two weeks after the French surrender
and while increasing the pressure on England , General von Brauchitsch , chief
of the Army High Command , ordered General Franz Halder , chief of the Army ...
In any event , by July 2 , 1940 , less than two weeks after the French surrender
and while increasing the pressure on England , General von Brauchitsch , chief
of the Army High Command , ordered General Franz Halder , chief of the Army ...
Page 259
Within about a week , between July 4 and 6 , Lithuanian murder gangs
slaughtered “ 2 , 930 Jews and 47 Jewesses . ” On October 15 SS Brigadier
General Dr . Franz Walther Stahlecker , commander in chief of Einsatzgruppe A ,
informed his ...
Within about a week , between July 4 and 6 , Lithuanian murder gangs
slaughtered “ 2 , 930 Jews and 47 Jewesses . ” On October 15 SS Brigadier
General Dr . Franz Walther Stahlecker , commander in chief of Einsatzgruppe A ,
informed his ...
Page 261
On July 2 and 3 , apparently with considerable popular support , the Ukrainian
vigilantes tortured and killed at least 7 , 000 Jews in an action that was part militia
riot , part pogrom . While the German security forces probably did not foment this
...
On July 2 and 3 , apparently with considerable popular support , the Ukrainian
vigilantes tortured and killed at least 7 , 000 Jews in an action that was part militia
riot , part pogrom . While the German security forces probably did not foment this
...
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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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