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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Such was the case not only in Germany but also in Poland , Hungary , and
Rumania , where this early anti - Semitic backlash was much less extreme . The
situation changed radically with the start of the Second World War , which
provided ...
Such was the case not only in Germany but also in Poland , Hungary , and
Rumania , where this early anti - Semitic backlash was much less extreme . The
situation changed radically with the start of the Second World War , which
provided ...
Page 72
Lenin and Trotsky seized their opportunity not just to push back Piłsudski ' s
forces but to try to break through Poland into central Europe , undoing the cordon
sanitaire along the way . By July 1920 the Red Army , led by the ex - tsarist
General ...
Lenin and Trotsky seized their opportunity not just to push back Piłsudski ' s
forces but to try to break through Poland into central Europe , undoing the cordon
sanitaire along the way . By July 1920 the Red Army , led by the ex - tsarist
General ...
Page 86
He saw Poland as providing a large terrain for military deployment behind a
widestretched forward salient ideally suited for attack . ... Poland alone had long
and intensely disputed borders with both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia .
He saw Poland as providing a large terrain for military deployment behind a
widestretched forward salient ideally suited for attack . ... Poland alone had long
and intensely disputed borders with both Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia .
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Contents
THE GOLDEN | 39 |
THE EAST EUROPEAN RIMLAND | 64 |
THE SYNCRETISM OF MEIN KAMPF | 90 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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