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 General ...
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 General ...
Page 238
These lightning advances continued until just past mid-July. On the southern front
the panzers of General Ewald von Kleist pressed ahead in the direction of
Vinnitsa and Uman. No less important, units of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock's ...
These lightning advances continued until just past mid-July. On the southern front
the panzers of General Ewald von Kleist pressed ahead in the direction of
Vinnitsa and Uman. No less important, units of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock's ...
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
Historical Signposts | 3 |
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The Final Solution in History |
| Author | Arno J. Mayer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394571541, 9780394571546 |
| Length | 492 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Holocaust History / Military / World War II |
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