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 126
But Eicke then proceeded to conceive and systematize the merciless and
dehumanizing penal regimen which became characteristic of the incipient
concentration-camp system. This large-scale political repression, which was half
"wild" and ...
But Eicke then proceeded to conceive and systematize the merciless and
dehumanizing penal regimen which became characteristic of the incipient
concentration-camp system. This large-scale political repression, which was half
"wild" and ...
Page 329
However, with the Axis on the defensive and the Red Army advancing, evasion
and resistance kept mounting, with the result that levies became more difficult
and smaller, despite coercion. Even so, keeping faith with Hitler's and the Nazi ...
However, with the Axis on the defensive and the Red Army advancing, evasion
and resistance kept mounting, with the result that levies became more difficult
and smaller, despite coercion. Even so, keeping faith with Hitler's and the Nazi ...
Page 422
Eastern Europe thus became the principal arena for this asymmetrical life-or-
death struggle of the Nazi Behemoth. Soviet and Polish lands were scorched
savagely and became the scene of the ruthless pursuit of real and imagined
partisans, ...
Eastern Europe thus became the principal arena for this asymmetrical life-or-
death struggle of the Nazi Behemoth. Soviet and Polish lands were scorched
savagely and became the scene of the ruthless pursuit of real and imagined
partisans, ...
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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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