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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... Kiev proved that for a few minor battles , the war in the east was over and won . except In private , Hitler and his generals were not nearly so sanguine . They knew that it had taken the Wehrmacht three months to take Kiev , at least ...
... Kiev proved that for a few minor battles , the war in the east was over and won . except In private , Hitler and his generals were not nearly so sanguine . They knew that it had taken the Wehrmacht three months to take Kiev , at least ...
Page 266
... Kiev was the first to cost the Wehrmacht dearly in men and equipment . But more important still was the loss of ... Kiev . The pattern and scale of Jewish massacres was similar in Kiev . Before the war the capital of the Ukraine had a ...
... Kiev was the first to cost the Wehrmacht dearly in men and equipment . But more important still was the loss of ... Kiev . The pattern and scale of Jewish massacres was similar in Kiev . Before the war the capital of the Ukraine had a ...
Page 267
... Kiev until September 19. By then Hitler and his closest military and political associates were furi- ous , for their timetable and battle plans had been thrown into ex- treme disarray by this prolonged and improbable resistance . Almost ...
... Kiev until September 19. By then Hitler and his closest military and political associates were furi- ous , for their timetable and battle plans had been thrown into ex- treme disarray by this prolonged and improbable resistance . Almost ...
Contents
THE GOLDEN AGE | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
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