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 400
When he visited Warsaw on January 9, 1943, Himmler was informed that about
35,000 Jews remained in the ghetto, of whom about 20,000 were said to be
armaments workers. Even this small residue struck him as excessive. Although
he was ...
When he visited Warsaw on January 9, 1943, Himmler was informed that about
35,000 Jews remained in the ghetto, of whom about 20,000 were said to be
armaments workers. Even this small residue struck him as excessive. Although
he was ...
Page 403
It was located fifty miles northeast of Warsaw, not far from MaJkinia on the Bug,
whose railroad station was on the main Warsaw— Biafy- stok rail line. SS
Captain Richard Thomella came from Sobibor to supervise the construction at
Treblinka ...
It was located fifty miles northeast of Warsaw, not far from MaJkinia on the Bug,
whose railroad station was on the main Warsaw— Biafy- stok rail line. SS
Captain Richard Thomella came from Sobibor to supervise the construction at
Treblinka ...
Page 426
The brutal repression of the Warsaw uprising in August and September 1 944
and the ordeal of Hungarian Jewry were an integral part of the monstrous wages
of Hitler's guerre a mort. Both enormities were committed as part of the ...
The brutal repression of the Warsaw uprising in August and September 1 944
and the ordeal of Hungarian Jewry were an integral part of the monstrous wages
of Hitler's guerre a mort. Both enormities were committed as part of the ...
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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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