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 218
Until the attack on Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany's war plans and operations had
been given prosaic cryptonyms. As mentioned, the campaign against
Czechoslovakia was called Operation Green, that against Poland Operation
White. The two ...
Until the attack on Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany's war plans and operations had
been given prosaic cryptonyms. As mentioned, the campaign against
Czechoslovakia was called Operation Green, that against Poland Operation
White. The two ...
Page 387
They were assigned to work with SS Brigadier General Odilo Globocnik, chief of
all security and police forces in the district of Lublin, who — as we shall see —
was to direct Operation Reinhard against the Jews of eastern Poland. Probably ...
They were assigned to work with SS Brigadier General Odilo Globocnik, chief of
all security and police forces in the district of Lublin, who — as we shall see —
was to direct Operation Reinhard against the Jews of eastern Poland. Probably ...
Page 487
... 91, 95 Olympic Games of 1936, 150-51 Operation 14 f 13, 384-85 Operation
Barbarossa, 11-12, 34-35, 200-226, 234-75, 314, 350-51, 428-29 failure of, 279-
82 foreign volunteers, 318-20 Operation Blue, 317, 322-25, 344 Operation
Citadel, ...
... 91, 95 Olympic Games of 1936, 150-51 Operation 14 f 13, 384-85 Operation
Barbarossa, 11-12, 34-35, 200-226, 234-75, 314, 350-51, 428-29 failure of, 279-
82 foreign volunteers, 318-20 Operation Blue, 317, 322-25, 344 Operation
Citadel, ...
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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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