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 97
institutions , Hitler ' s Mein Kampf would have been of no greater political
consequence than the writings of the right - wing paralogicians of the late
nineteenth century . Almost from the very beginning the Nazi discourse could
neither be read ...
institutions , Hitler ' s Mein Kampf would have been of no greater political
consequence than the writings of the right - wing paralogicians of the late
nineteenth century . Almost from the very beginning the Nazi discourse could
neither be read ...
Page 99
In Mein Kampf Hitler made it clear that Nazi propaganda would be " confined to a
very few points . ” These would be expressed in simple slogans , to be repeated
over and over , with a view to unleashing “ a storm of hot passion . ” Similarly , to
...
In Mein Kampf Hitler made it clear that Nazi propaganda would be " confined to a
very few points . ” These would be expressed in simple slogans , to be repeated
over and over , with a view to unleashing “ a storm of hot passion . ” Similarly , to
...
Page 107
In Mein Kampf there is nothing to suggest that the drive to the east was intended
to decapitate the “ Jewish octopus ” or to seize Europe ' s principal reservoir of
Jews , located in Poland and Russia . Mein Kampf ' s fantasy of a “ Jewish ...
In Mein Kampf there is nothing to suggest that the drive to the east was intended
to decapitate the “ Jewish octopus ” or to seize Europe ' s principal reservoir of
Jews , located in Poland and Russia . Mein Kampf ' s fantasy of a “ Jewish ...
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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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