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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In addition , and incongruously , the Jews were accused of being Bolsheviks . To
punish the Jews for their alleged misdeeds , starting November 22 , 1918 , after
the local Jewish constabulary was forcibly disbanded , Polish legionnaires and ...
In addition , and incongruously , the Jews were accused of being Bolsheviks . To
punish the Jews for their alleged misdeeds , starting November 22 , 1918 , after
the local Jewish constabulary was forcibly disbanded , Polish legionnaires and ...
Page 82
But the old elites , in addition to tightening their control of the state , again
became stridently nationalist and anti - Communist in their own right . This fascist
suffusion of the old order was a function of the logic of the internal divisions and
frailties ...
But the old elites , in addition to tightening their control of the state , again
became stridently nationalist and anti - Communist in their own right . This fascist
suffusion of the old order was a function of the logic of the internal divisions and
frailties ...
Page 356
In addition , he asked that a squad of hardened criminals be brought in from
Sachsenhausen to help with the policing . While the first thirty serial numbers of
Auschwitz were assigned to these German “ asocials , ” the next 728 numbers
were ...
In addition , he asked that a squad of hardened criminals be brought in from
Sachsenhausen to help with the policing . While the first thirty serial numbers of
Auschwitz were assigned to these German “ asocials , ” the next 728 numbers
were ...
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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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